Dear list members,
My colleague Felipe C. Londoño and I are discussing types of design research to create a framework for research education in our design graduate program (PhD in Design). We have reviewed some references but they seem to be contradictory.
First, we checked Frayling that proposes three types: research into design, research for design, and research through design.
Second we read Findelli, Brouillet, Martin, Moineau, and Tarrago that propose also three types: research about design, research for design, and research through design.
Finally we read Forlizzi, Stolterman, and Zimmerman that again propose three types: research on (about) design, research for design and research through design.
Even though these three references have similar categories, they have different interpretations of the types of design research. We wonder which classification has more acceptance in the design research community. We know that there is no single answer to this issue but we would like to hear your comments about types of design research.
Felipe C. Londoño
G. Mauricio Mejía
Faculty members
Universidad de Caldas, Colombia
References:
Findelli, A. (2008) Research trough Design and Transdisciplinarity: A Tentative Contribution to the Methodology of Design Research. In Proceedings of Swiss Design Network Symposium. Berne, Switzerland.
Forlizzi, J., Stolterman, E., and Zimmerman, J. (2009). From Design Research to Theory: Evidence of a Maturing Field. In Proceedings of the International Association of Societies of Design Research. IASDR.
Frayling, C. Research in Art and Design. Royal College of Art Research Papers 1, 1 (1993),1-5.
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