Rodgers Paul A. - The Routledge Companion to Design Research

THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO DESIGN RESEARCH

The Routledge Companion to Design Research offers a comprehensive examination of design research, celebrating the plurality of design research and the wide range of conceptual, methodological, technological and theoretical approaches evident in contemporary design research.

This volume comprises 39 original and high-quality design research chapters from contributors around the world, with offerings from the vast array of disciplines in and around modern design praxis, including areas such as industrial and product design, visual communication, interaction design, fashion design, service design, engineering and architecture.

The Routledge Companion to Design Research is divided into five distinct parts with chapters that examine the nature and process of design research, the purpose of design research, and how one might embark on design research. They also explore how leading design researchers conduct their design research through formulating and asking questions in novel ways, and the creative methods and tools they use to collect and analyse data. The Routledge Companion to Design Research also includes a number of case studies that illustrate how one might best communicate and disseminate design research through contributions that offer techniques for writing and publicising research.

The Routledge Companion to Design Research will have wide appeal to researchers and educators in design and design-related disciplines such as engineering, business, marketing, computing, and will make an invaluable contribution to state-of-the-art design research at postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral levels and teaching across a wide range of different disciplines.

Contributors: Robin Adams, Nik Baerten, Linden J. Ball, Lisa Banu, Simon Bolton, Craig Bremner, Margot Brereton, Kathryn L. Burton, Lucila Carvalho, Philip Cash, Harah Chon, Bo T. Christensen, Jude Chua Soo Meng, Kelly Cobb, Steve Culley, Meredith Davis, Dries De Roeck, Andy Dong, Martyn Evans, Richard Fleming, Michael R. Gibson, Ranulph Glanville, Penny Hagen, Robert Harland, Ann Heylighen, Wolfgang Jonas, Ianus Keller, Fiona Kelly, Ilpo Koskinen, Pieter Lesage, Rachael Luck, Alison McKay, Shannon McMullen, Marian Macken, Ben Matthews, Karl Maton, Ruth Morrow, Cecilia Mouat, Greg Nijs, Keith M. Owens, Elaine L. Pedersen, Graham Pullin, Bas Raijmakers, Emiel Rijshouwer, Toni Robertson, Paul A. Rodgers, Mark Roxburgh, Zo Sadokierski, Daniela Sangiorgi, Aaron Scott, Kakee Scott, Kaye Shumack, Froukje Sleeswijk Visser, Pieter Jan Stappers, Kate Sweetapple, Geke van Dijk, Beatrice Villari, Otto von Busch, Stephan Wensveen, Margaret Woodward, Joyce Yee.

Paul A. Rodgers is Professor of Design Issues at Northumbria University Design School, UK. He holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Design from Middlesex University, London, and a PhD in Product Design Assessment from the University of Westminster, London. His research explores the discipline of design and how disruptive design interventions can enact positive change in health and social care and elsewhere.

Joyce Yee is a Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University Design School, UK. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design, an MA in Visual Communication and a PhD in Design. Her research focuses on the role, value and impact of design in areas of service design and social innovation. She is also interested in the role of practice as a form of inquiry and the inherent messiness of design methods.

THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO DESIGN RESEARCH

Edited by Paul A. Rodgers and Joyce Yee

First published 2015

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The Routledge companion to design research / edited by Paul A. Rodgers and Joyce Yee.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. DesignResearch. I. Rodgers, Paul A., editor. II. Yee, Joyce, editor.

NK1520.R68 2014

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2014016613

ISBN: 978-0-415-70607-0 (hbk)

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CONTENTS

Paul A. Rodgers and Joyce Yee

PART I
What is design research? The nature and process of design research; the purpose of design research; research approaches

Ranulph Glanville

Wolfgang Jonas

Andy Dong, Karl Maton and Lucila Carvalho

Jude Chua Soo Meng

Graham Pullin

Harah Chon

Robert Harland

PART II
How do we embark on design research? Formulating research questions; conducting a literature search and review; developing a research plan

Ann Heylighen and Greg Nijs

Daniela Sangiorgi and Kakee Scott

Meredith Davis

Rachael Luck

Ben Matthews and Margot Brereton

Pieter Jan Stappers, Froukje Sleeswijk Visser and Ianus Keller

Philip Cash and Steve Culley

Martyn Evans

Craig Bremner and Mark Roxburgh

PART III
How do we conduct design research? Asking questions; data collection methods; analysing information; ethical issues

Ilpo Koskinen

Otto von Busch

Kaye Shumack

Zo Sadokierski and Kate Sweetapple

Stephan Wensveen and Ben Matthews

Simon Bolton

Margaret Woodward

Beatrice Villari

Bo T. Christensen and Linden J. Ball

PART IV
How do we communicate design research? Writing techniques; writing for your audience; publicising your research

Shannon McMullen, Lisa Banu and Robin Adams

Mark Roxburgh

Marian Macken

Richard Fleming and Fiona Kelly

Michael R. Gibson and Keith M. Owens

Aaron Scott

PART V
Examples of design research? How we embark on design research; how we conduct design research; how we communicate design research

Alison McKay

Kathryn L. Burton and Elaine L. Pedersen

Cecilia Mouat

Ruth Morrow

Penny Hagen and Toni Robertson

Geke van Dijk and Bas Raijmakers

Emiel Rijshouwer, Dries De Roeck, Nik Baerten and Pieter Lesage