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In the fields of design, ranging from the arts to technology and computer engineering, the phrase... more In the fields of design, ranging from the arts to technology and computer engineering, the phrase "design research" has numerous uses and meanings. There are many ways (indeed, perhaps an infinite number of ways) that such research can be performed, and many ways that design can manifest "research." This paper compares and contrasts variant approaches to design research practice, as described in recent literature on design, to discuss how design and research both benefit from a holistic understanding of the design research landscape. While practicing designers tend to know exactly what they mean when describing their activities as "research," more rigorously oriented academic or technical researchers are easily confused by the vagaries of design. Moreover, designers do not necessarily take the functional "research value" of traditional research approaches for granted, since despite the theoretical and empirical rigor of these methods they may not actionably address real human needs in meaningful ways.

In the fields of design, ranging from the arts to technology and computer engineering, the phrase... more In the fields of design, ranging from the arts to technology and computer engineering, the phrase "design research" has numerous uses and meanings. There are many ways (indeed, perhaps an infinite number of ways) that such research can be performed, and many ways that design can manifest "research." This paper compares and contrasts variant approaches to design research practice, as described in recent literature on design, to discuss how design and research both benefit from a holistic understanding of the design research landscape. While practicing designers tend to know exactly what they mean when describing their activities as "research," more rigorously oriented academic or technical researchers are easily confused by the vagaries of design. Moreover, designers do not necessarily take the functional "research value" of traditional research approaches for granted, since despite the theoretical and empirical rigor of these methods they may not actionably address real human needs in meaningful ways.

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