Design research : investigation for successful creative solutions /
Neil Leonard, Gavin Ambrose.
- Lausanne : AVA Academia, 2012.
- 192 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Basics graphic design ; 02 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The basics of research : Why research? ; Getting started ; Primary, secondary and tertiary ; Key terminology ; Studio interview : Emily Hale ; Activity : Approaching research -- Understanding context : Audience and social contexts ; Design contexts ; Theoretical underpinning ; Studio interview : Andrew Hussey ; Activity : Convention -- Planning your work : the brief ; Audience ; Sources and credibility ; Recording and documenting ; Studio interview : Brian Rea ; Activity : Audience -- Conduction research : Audience research ; Market research ; Field-based research ; Process-based research ; Studio interview ; Jane Trustram ; Activity : Product and customer -- Using your findings : Understanding your findings ; Responding to your findings ; Studio interview : Underware ; Activity : Classification -- Presenting your findings : Presenting research ; Completing the job ; Studio interview : Tanner Christensen ; Activity : Presenting statistics -- Conclusion.
Design research will guide the reader through the early stages of a design project, identifying appropriate research techniques and enabling innovative solutions to be found.
Tertiary/Undergraduate, Postgraduate.
9782940411740 (pbk.) 2940411743 (pbk.)
Graphic arts. Research Design.--Research. Commercial art.