The latest trends in design research
Design is becoming a recognised academic discipline, and design research is the driving force behind this transformation. Design Research Now – Essays and Selected Projects
charts the field of design research with introductory essays and
selected research projects. The authors of the essays, all leading
international design scholars, stake out positions on the most important
issues of design research. They locate the significance of design
research at the interface with technological development, describe what
makes it a necessary ingredient of the continued development of the
design disciplines, and assign it a seminal role in the relevant
developments of society.
The essays are supplemented by the
presentation of recently completed research projects from universities
in the Netherlands, the UK and Italy.
- Situates design research within today’s design landscape
- Contains essays by leading international design scholars, including Nigel Cross, Ezio Manzini, and Gui Bonsiepe
- With examples from current research project
Ralf Michel, Academy of Art and Design, Basel, Switzerland