Research for Designers, 9781529669985
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Design better: research-driven strategies for solving complex real-world problems.
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Research for Designers

a guide to methods and practice

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  • Hardcover

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    13 December 2024

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Summary

Unlock Your Design Potential: A Guide to Evidence-Based Creative Solutions

Design shapes our world, influencing everything from our daily routines to our purchasing decisions. To create impactful designs, designers must understand and solve complex problems using evidence-based strategies.

Research for Designers is your guide to this innovative approach, offering a step-by-step exploration of research fundamentals and the power of data.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529669985
ISBN-10:1529669987
Author:Gjoko Muratovski
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:Sage Publications Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:400
Edition:3rd
Release Date:13 December 2024
Weight:890g
Dimensions:242mm x 170mm
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Critics Review

A deep understanding of context is the foundation for designing effective and sustainable ways to tackle the large, interrelated problems we face today. It takes more than one type of research to fully explore these complex design challenges,and Research for Designers answers that need. – Bruce MauThis book makes an important contribution to our understanding of how people and communities can use advanced design research to solve emergent, complex, and multi-dimensional social problems. – Fethi MansouriToday, designers design services, processes and organizations; craft skills no longer suffice. We need to discover, define and solve problems based upon evidence. We need to demonstrate the validity of our claims. We need design research, but as a special kind of research, with methods appropriate to the applied, constructive nature of design. We need a book on research for designers that can educate students and be a reference for professionals. And here it is: Gjoko Muratovski’s masterful book for 21st century designers. – Don NormanDesign can be a powerful tool for social, economic, and cultural change. It can serve as a guide to grow economic and industrial success, along with breaking down long-term social norms and cultural barriers. This book provides a great learning reference on the basics of research.It is well written, easy to understand, and provides guidance on research methodology which can be very valuable to all researchers, and not only those specifically in the design profession. Along with a well-organized approach to research, Muratovski also encourages crossdisciplinary partnerships and highlights the importance of data. Both of these are essential to learning, analysing, and developing design solutions which can contribute to improvements in quality of life – David KusumaDesign’s importance in social, cultural and economic terms has never been greater. So, it’s a surprise that the design research community has waited so long for an authoritative and comprehensive handbook on research methods which further our understanding and knowledge of the process of designing. Research for Designers fills this gap in the literature. There’s no doubt it will become a seminal reference for those seeking to undertake research in the field. – Seymour Roworth-StokesGjoko Muratovski has written the definitive compendium that not only covers ‘how’ to best conduct design research but ‘why’ it is such a vital ingredient to success. Although intended for design students, I believe Muratovski’s manual offers a far broader appeal. Strategists, business leaders, policy makers, anyone who wants to enhance and advance their research proficiency to achieve a better outcome should read this book. I know I’ll be sharing copies with my colleagues. – Maureen Thurston

About The Author

Gjoko Muratovski

Prof. Gjoko Muratovski helps organizations become human-centric, more efficient, and future-proofed by combining design-led innovation and strategic foresight with agile and lean management principles. Prof. Muratovski has more than 25 years of experience working and collaborating with Fortune 500 companies, universities, and governments from around the world, including the U.S. Federal Government, Australian State Governments, NASA, International Space Station (ISS), World Health Organization, UNESCO, Greenpeace, TATA, Johnson & Johnson, P&G, Toyota, Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Amazon, and Facebook. Prof. Muratovski is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the AIAT | Australian Institute of Advanced Technologies (Australia), an Innovation Consultant at Stanford University (USA), and Project Partner with the BMW Group + QUT Design Academy (Australia). He also holds a range of other academic appointments, including Adjunct Professor at SWPS University of Social Sciences & Humanities (Poland), Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology (Australia), Adjunct Professor at Anant National University (India), and Visiting Professor at University of Zagreb (Croatia). Prior to these, he was Industry Professor at Deakin University (Australia), Visiting Professor at the Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), Guest Professor at Tongji University (China), Visiting Professor at Accademia Italiana (Italy), Scholar-in-Residence at the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Institute (USA), and Endowed Chair and Director: Ullman School of Design at the University of Cincinnati (USA). Some of the other high profile roles that he has held include Director of the Victorian Government program Digital Futures (Australia), Scientific Expert for the Ministry of Education, University, and Research (Italy), High-End Foreign Expert with the State Administration (China), Technical Expert with the Dumfries & Galloway Council (Scotland), Advisor to the Auckland Council (New Zealand), Advisor to the Office of the Prime Minister (Macedonia), Advisor to the Ministry of Economy and Industry (Israel), and an Advisor to the White House Presidential Innovation Fellows Program (USA). Prof. Muratovski has also been an invited member of thought leading organisations such as the Yale Higher Education Leadership Summit (USA), Oxford Digital Leaders Network (UK), Oxford University Society (Australia), Forbes Councils (USA), and the Future of Learning (India). He is an Ambassador for the Good Design Awards (Australia), Fellow of the Designers Institute (New Zealand), and Fellow of the Design Research Society (UK). He holds a PhD in Design Research and Corporate Communication Strategies.

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