1 We can distinguish research for design that is concerned with enabling an individual's
designing in a general sense. This is conducted by an individual as a way of learning about …

What Is Design Research? This paper will start to answer the above question with the
definition of L. Bruce Archer:" Design research is systematic inquiry whose goal is …

The article covers a heterogeneous number of approaches and concepts which refer to the
notion of 'Design-Based research'. As a result, a framework with essential components and …

Highlights•Traces developmental moves in design research.•Design research has moved
from process and methods to systems and services.•Design research has moved from …

Design Research and its Meaning to the Methodological Development of the Discipline Page 1
187 Title and hypothesis I will take the title as suggested by the editor and reflect upon the …

For over half a century design researchers and practitioners have been studying and
analysing the engineering design process, with the aim of developing theories, methods and …

Design research is alive and well, and living in an increasing number of places. I find
encouraging evidence for this in the growth of research-based journals in the design world …

Design Research vs. Design Studies As the academic discipline of design continues to
mature, a body of discourse and theory known as design studies has grown up around it …

Designing is something that people do. Animals do not do it, and machines (so far) do not do
it. The ability to design is a part of human intelligence, and that ability is natural and …

If compared with other branches of engineering, design research sets itself apart from a
number of aspects. Among these, one can mention its relative youth, the variety of …