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Hi Elizabeth, Actually I am more interested in the space of UX/interaction/web/interface. I did not mention that because I wanted to take a step back and not limit my scope. I am glad that you brought it up that there are few observational studies of interaction design and the lives of designers. I think there are definitely something interesting about it. I would appreciate if you could send me a list. Best, Liu Liu M.S. Candidate in Engineering Design & Innovation Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Elizabeth Goodman <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > Hi, Liu Liu -- > > What kinds of designers are you interested in? Your question suggests that > you've been looking through the ACM literature, which also suggests to me > that you're interested in the work practices of > UX/interaction/web/interface et cetera designers, which is where my own > research lies. Also, I'm assuming that you've already tracked down its > references and the articles that cite it, all of which are probably useful. > > I'm finishing up my dissertation on interaction design work practice, so I > can tell you that there are surprisingly few observational studies of > interaction design and the lives of designers. If that's what you're > interested in, let me know and I'll send a quick list. > > Best, > Elizabeth > > > > > On 2/26/13 8:38 PM, Liu Liu wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm doing some initial research on my thesis project. I would love to hear >> your thoughts if possible: >> >> Designers spend a lot of time thinking about user’s unmet needs, but >> I’m wondering if you could share your own stories (or what you’ve heard) >> of >> unmet needs in designer's working process and personal life. What are some >> frustrations and pain points for a designer? (e.g. poor performance of >> some >> tools, hard to explain what you do, etc...) >> Or perhaps could you also recommend some research that has being done >> before? >> >> This research paper is a great example: >> *What designers want: Needs of interactive application designers* >> >> http://dl.acm.org/citation.**cfm?id=1686134<http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1686134> >> >> Thanks a lot in advance! >> >> Best, >> Liu Liu >> M.S. Candidate in Engineering Design & Innovation >> Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University >> >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------**----- >> PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design >> Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/**phd-design<https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------**----- >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------