agree Fred!
dóri
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Oslo National Academy of the Arts,
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On Aug 2, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Frederick van Amstel wrote:
> Don:
>
>> I have read your email several times and cannot quite understand
>> which interpretation of "research" you have in mind, but it is clear to me
>> that your meaning is somewhat different than the particular one i had in
>> mind.
>>
>
> That's true. Let's use the three notions of Design Research that Frankel &
> Racine identified on this list (and the literature) as a common ground:
> http://www.designresearchsociety.org/docs-procs/DRS2010/PDF/043.pdf
>
> Your article was targeted on the clinical view: Research for Design.
> Research to inform design, to inspire, to serve as an input for creative
> ideas.
>
> I'm making the case that Research Through Design happens during all phases
> of design practice, even if there is no dedicated research phase. The
> knowledge produced by this type of research is not a set of requirements,
> but instead an interpretation of new observations in face of previous
> experiences. It can be made explicit on sketches or prototypes, but even if
> it's not, it's still part of the design action in the world.
>
>
> --
> .
> .{ Frederick van Amstel }.
> http://fredvanamstel.com
>
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