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Chapter One: An Overview of Research in Graphic Design
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When are they used?
Focus groups can be formative or summative
depending on the nature of the design problem that
they are addressing. This research tactic can be used
to collect new information before a project starts, or
at key points during an iterative creative process to
get feedback from potential users in order to refi ne
prototypes (more on iterative design on page 54). As
summative e ...