Investigation/Design (Paperback)

Nicolas Nova

ISBN 10: 2940510504 / ISBN 13: 9782940510504

Published by Haute ecole d'art et de design - Geneve, 2022

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Paperback. While the overhaul of higher education linked to the Bologna process encouraged the development of design research in art schools, this interest pre-existed in design agencies which were quick to produce surveys in various forms. In this essay, Nicolas Nova synthesises the main specificities of this type of approach and demonstrates how it escapes the academic canon. Indeed, design research is an expanding field, which produces knowledge in a wide variety of forms: texts, drawings, prototypes, interfaces, etc.The author analyses the format of the survey as being at the centre of many approaches to design research a survey that draws on the methods of social sciences and journalism, but is not confined to the disciplinary framework, gathering and re-appropriating notions from a wide range of fields. More than by a single method, it is by questions relating to specifically invented processes, devices and tools that these surveys in design set themselves apart from those in the social sciences. Thus,this research is often based on the creation of material objects, likely to shed light on phenomena, of which the author presents a series of recent and original examples.Nicolas Nova considers that these approaches to design research radiate beyond their chosen field. Indeed, they influence the creative social sciences, which seek to broaden their range of research and restitution processes and open the way to research in contemporary art, which is also in a booming phase. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Investigation/Design (Paperback)
• Publisher: Haute ecole d'art et de design - Geneve
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2940510504
• ISBN 13: 9782940510504
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The field of design goes far beyond merely designing objects: some projects involve investigation and the production of knowledge. In this essay, Nicolas Nova discusses the main approaches designers use to observe, analyze and present their findings. The approaches to “design research” that he describes here combine social science protocols and designers’ tools: drawings, prototypes and interfaces. These approaches could provide inspiration and useful techniques for practicing designers as well as design educators and students.