TY - BOOK AU - Muratovski, Gjoko TI - Research for designers : : a guide to methods and practice SN - 9781446275146 U1 - 745.2 PY - 2016/// CY - Los Angeles PB - Sage Publication KW - AR KW - Industrial design KW - Research- Methodology KW - Social sciences KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents : Chapter 1. Introduction-- Chapter 2. Design and Research-- Chapter 3. Research Essentials-- Chapter 4. Qualitative Research-- Chapter 5. Quantitative Research-- Chapter 6. Visual Research-- Chapter 7. Applied Research-- Chapter 8. Research and Design-- Chapter 9: Conclusion N2 - Design is everywhere: it influences how we live, what we wear, how we communicate, what we buy, and how we behave. In order for designers to design for the real world, defining strategies rather than just implementing them, they need to learn how to understand and solve complex, intricate and often unexpected problems. This book is a guide to this new creative process ER -