CD/DS Faculty Member Jooyoung Oh on Design Research
April 10, 2019
"Design Research is like studying mushrooms. We take a look at, smell, taste, touch and feel it. We study the environment, soil and plants around it. We study how it interacts with other species. The best way to get to know the mushroom is to become one."
DESIGN RESEARCH TOOLS
CONSUMER TREND CANVAS: Useful template
ETHN.IO: Recruiting help
EVERNOTE: Multi-tool documentation
IDEO RECOMMENDATION FOR DIGITAL TOOLS: New-ish
RECORDIUM: audio recording tool
WATCH AND READ TO LEARN ABOUT DESGIN THINKING PROCESS
STANFORD D-SCHOOL DESIGN THINKING CRASH COURSE
FROG DESIGN RECOMMENDATION FOR BOOKS: Comprehensive
DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS AND PERSPECTIVE: Another text book
DESIGN SYNTHESIS BY FROG DESIGN: Slide show
THE FIELD RESEARCH HANDBOOK the must-have bible for field researchers by Jan Chipchase
MAKETOOLS: participatory design research in-depth
UNIVERSAL METHODS OF DESIGN: the text book
WHAT IS DESIGN RESEARCH?: a Deck by Sonic Rim's Uday
WICKED PROBLEMS: Straight forward walk-through