089 | Research Through Design |
Utilizing the design process as a reflective research activity to enhance design practices
- Research through design examines the tools and processes of design thinking and making within the design project, bridging theory and building knowledge.
- It is constituted by the design process itself, including the critical act of recording and communicating the steps, experiments, and iterations of design.
- Designers utilize their work, including sketches, drawings, models, and prototypes to interrogate ideas, test hypotheses, and pose new questions.
- As an approach to interaction design, this method integrates models and theories with technical knowledge in the design process.
- Designers who conduct their research through creative, critically reflective practice may at once be responding to a design brief and a set of larger questions.
- Documentation is critical to contextualize and communicate design action, advance scholarship, and enhance the inventory of design resources.
See alsoCase Studies • Evidence-based Design • Prototyping
These form studies embody an inquiry into materials, surfaces, volumes, and edges, informing research and teaching in the experimentation and generation of form.
Courtesy of Mark Baskinger © 2011
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