101 Design Methods

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I had a wonderful group of people helping me with this book and I thank them all for their sincere support.

Hugh Musick (Associate Dean of the IIT Institute of Design) has been a partner to me throughout the book publication process. Knowing that this book with content like it will be a tremendous help for the design community, Hugh took early initiatives to provide me with the most helpful support system at the Institute of Design that let me start down the path of making quick progress. I am thankful for Hugh’s guidance on all aspects of the process—administration, coordination with the publishers, conducting research to fine tune the various methods covered in this book, and writing help.

I am deeply thankful to two of my students at the Institute of Design, Leticia Baiao and Youna Choi, who were with me going through all the challenges of this book project. They were amazing in their efforts to coordinate all the key activities leading to the successful implementation of the book. I am deeply thankful for their help in doing research, reviewing initial drafts for all the chapters, providing constant feedback, selecting example projects, creating all supporting images and illustrations, and managing the whole process. Their strong competencies in structured thinking, careful analysis, and visual communication steered the content and design of the book in the best possible direction.

Traci Thomas, Reena Patel, and Derek Tarnow were very helpful in carefully ...