Dear Mauricio,
In my earlier notes, I stated that there were no good general introductions to research and comparative research methodology written from a design perspective. You are asking a different question here — you are asking about texts that focus on specific design research methods.
There are some wonderful books on design research methods — some linked to practical design methods, using clinical research to frame the issues, questions, and problems that designers then solve.
Here is a short list of six recent books that you will find helpful.
Boeijen, Annemiek van, Jaap Dalhuizen, Jelle Zistra, and Roos van der Schoor, eds. 2014. Delft Design Guide. Amsterdam: BIS.
Boyer, Bryan, Justin Cook, and Marco Steinberg. 2011. In Studio: Recipes for Systemic Change. Helsinki: Sitra.
Koskinen, Ilpo, John Zimmerman, Thomas Binder, Johan Redström, and Stephan Wensveen. 2011. Design Research Through Practice: From the Lab, Field, and Showroom. Waltham, Massachusetts: Morgan Kaufmann.
Kumar, Vijay. 2013. 101 Design Methods. A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organisation. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
Sanders, Elizabeth B. N., and Pieter Jan Stappers. 2012. Convivial Toolbox. Generative Research for the Front End of Design. Amsterdam: BIS.
Simonsen, Jesper, Connie Svabo, Sara Malou Strandvad, Kristine Samson, Morten Hertzum, and Ole Henrik Hansen. 2014. Situated Design Methods. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.
The books from BIS, Wiley, Morgan Kaufmann, and The MIT Press are available at Amazon and other online bookstores. Boyer, Cook, and Steinberg (2011) is available free online at my Academia page, along with other useful methods materials from Helsinki Design Lab:
https://swinburne.academia.edu/KenFriedman
Yours,
Ken
Ken Friedman, PhD, DSc (hc), FDRS | Editor-in-Chief | 设计 She Ji. The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation | Published by Elsevier in Cooperation with Tongji University Press | Launching in 2015
Chair Professor of Design Innovation Studies | College of Design and Innovation | Tongji University | Shanghai, China ||| University Distinguished Professor | Centre for Design Innovation | Swinburne University of Technology | Melbourne, Australia
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Mauricio Mejia wrote:
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You are right, Zimmerman et al. (2010) are optimistic about the future of research through design. They also briefly report a couple of examples of high-quality RtD. However, the diagnosis is that the approach is still weak, and I don’t see a much change on that. Regarding the UK report that David cites, it seems impressive. I wonder what are the criteria to measure the research outputs.
What is missing is a good textbook or several about design research methodology. You have mentioned that we could use some books and references from other disciplines, but we need our own books. Now I imagine that practice-based research supervisors are taking too many different directions. I hope Muratovski’s book start to fill this gap. I would love to read it as soon as possible.
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