Dear Ranulph,
A terrific series of books by Rob Curedale provides a rich compilation of design methods.
Altogether, the books offer hundreds of methods. For each method, Rob provides a brief description, an explanation of how and why to use the method, and references for readers who want to learn more. This series of books reflects a vast range of experience integrated into the working life of a skilled designer.
Rob Curedale has designed and developed over 1,000 products for some of the world’s leading companies. Rob has also been a professor and department head at several top design schools, and he has a real sense of how to put this information to use for design students — as well as for professional designers who hope to deepen their skills.
The useful, informative approach visible in these books offers a rich overview of design methods, design thinking processes, and approaches to innovation.
You’ll find all the books at Amazon. Many allow “look inside” views to see samples and examples.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=curedale
This is a useful series that Royal College of Art — or any design school – should have on hand in the classroom and lab. I own all these books, and I recommend them highly.
Yours,
Ken
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Ranulph Glanville wrote:
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Ways of doing Research: Design Methods vs Skills Application
What we are getting at is that methods do not just happen: they are developed and formalised, and they relate to skills and understandings. I go so far as to claim that method is a means of (aiming to) guarantee rigour, which of course while allowing us to benefit from the work of others reduces some of the individual responsibility for acting rigorously from the researcher. Maybe we need to consider what skills we are aiming to develop or reflect when we apply methods. It also allows us to discuss the by practice route, relating it to more traditional routes.
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