Design as Research

"Design as Research" discusses four central themes in contemporary discourse on design research: design practice versus design research, borrowing versus stealing theories from other disciplines, discipline versus indiscipline, and communication in text form versus artifacts. By juxtaposing different expert positions, this volume reveals and explains the full scope of controversy.
 
In "Design as Research" werden vier zentrale Themen der aktuellen Debatte zur Designforschungs behandelt: Designpraxis vs. Designforschung, Leihen vs. Stehlen von Theorien aus anderen Feldern, Disziplin vs. Indisziplin und Kommunikation in Textform vs. Artefakten. In einer Gegenüberstellung der verschiedenen Standpunkte von Experten wird die grosse Bandbreite an kontroversen Meinungen entfaltet und erläutert.