#Design Research

[informedinnovationinc]

If you haven't watched season 2 of "The Rehearsal", you're missing an amazing pop-culture implementation of design research and thinking to solve a serious human factors (in the most fundamental sense) problem... Very entertaining too

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[manescroissant]

Poudre dump 1

I though I was settling on the design of the left, second row but it failed to convey the information I wanted from her design so it's back to the working board. This is why peer review is important.

It read as too elegant and brawler.

So we get rid of the gold and try to push it more tinkery, or more punk-y... It probably needs more purple in the design too

[bestievibes4eva]

type inspo and my initial sketches

handjob by michael perry

[mikemakespots]

autopilot swiping reels

[craneberri]

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[learningnewstuff]

As part of the Making Futures conference the Arts University Plymouth Fashion studio hosted a practice-based research workshop and an exhibition. The workshop explored zero waste and modular pattern cutting methods based upon the UN-MAKE + RE-CLOTHE research and the exhibition featured the fashion-based Workroom residents; Anna Masclans - Studio PL1 Mia Cooper - Mia Grace Cooper and Megan Trapnell - Dart and Grey and garments prototypes from the UN-MAKE + RE-CLOTHE academic design research.

Feedback and conversations had in the workshop and during the workshop and exhibition will feed back in the UN-MAKE + RE-CLOTHE research and will also be incorporated into the Arts University Plymouth, Fashion Design teaching practice.

[slyphi]

How Anthropologists Excel in User Experience Careers

In the Anthro to UX podcast, Matt provides insights for anthropologists looking to break into user experience (UX) research through conversations with leading anthropologists working in UX. He focuses on how anthropologists have successfully made the transition, what they learned along the way, and what they would do differently. The podcast gives listeners insights into what it means to do UX…

[kerryanncleaver]

Currently re-reading Sherry Turkle's Alone Together—and honestly, it’s been a slightly unsettling read. 📖 The book delves into our evolving relationship with technology, particularly the rise of social robots designed to replace human connection. From robot dogs and Furbies to children’s companions and elder care, this rapid technological progression raises a critical question:

Are we forgetting that nothing can truly replace the presence and compassion of another human being?

One point that really struck me: 📱 “Studies show that if two people are having lunch, a cell phone at the table steers the conversation to lighter subjects, and each party feels less invested in the other. It’s not surprising. Each person in the conversation knows that with a phone on the landscape, you can be interrupted at any time.”

This resonates deeply. I already try to keep my phone out of sight during meaningful conversations, but seeing the science behind it reinforces how essential it is to be present.

Other powerful quotes from the book: 👉 “We seem determined to give human qualities to objects and content to treat each other as things.” 👉 “Technology makes us forget what we know about life.” 👉 “Where we examine the assumption that we are getting something important from these new technologies, we must ask whether a technology expands our capacities and possibilities or exploits our vulnerabilities?” 👉 “People are lonely. The network is seductive. But if we are always on, we may deny ourselves the rewards of solitude.”

As a designer, these insights are crucial. The projects I aim to be a part of are not just about bridging the gap between humans and the natural world—but also about bringing us closer to each other.

Turkle’s research is a powerful reminder to reflect on our relationship with technology and consider how we can shift toward more compassionate, human-centered designs. 🌿

[dangmelearner]

LIVING THE BRAND

Ok, so I challenged myself to read at least one scientific article in my field per day until I find an area I could research. Today I think I have landed somewhere I could probably use as a startingpoint.

The following articles about University branding and Living the Brand seem usefull. If I could just find an angle to further study this. Is it enough to just localise it? I mean, maybe things are different in a West African Uni.

1.

Defining the Essence of a University: Lessons from Higher Education Branding

Arild Wæraas, Marianne N. Solbakk

Higher Education, Vol. 57, No. 4 (Apr., 2009), pp. 449-462 (14 pages)

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40269135

(nice case study of branding university and how it was facing challenge to be acsepted from within)

2.

Living the Brand

May 2022 DOI:10.5772/intechopen.104174 LicenseCC BY 3.0 In book: Brand Management [Working Title]

[strle]

This article by Shannon Mattern is beautifully written, and Places Journal is a treasure trove of deeply cited design research.

[legodna]

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[informedinnovationinc]

https://www.wsj.com/business/toothbrush-colgate-procter-gamble-dentist-fd902e3b?st=GYmwX7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

The Quest to Design the Perfect Toothbrush

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[sylvrndoodles]

[bestievibes4eva]

book my friend kate showed in class!

[mikemakespots]

autopilot leisure function

[writing-with-olive]

So i'm working on a project that involves looking at people's opinions on public transportation, and something that keeps coming up is that a lot of people like the idea of public transportation but ridership is at the same time low, so I wanna figure out what stops people from riding.

If you could reblog this for bigger sample size that would be so so appreciated