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Chapter Two: Practicing Research Driven Design
Cultivating an environment conducive to research
investigations is an important step in every designer’s
professional development. Research—the key to aiming
creative impulses properly—provides the designer
with documentation supporting aesthetic/design
decisions. Clearly articulating the relevance of research
and process is essential—resulting in both time and
budgetary allowances for proper investigation and
project development.
Subjectivity Finds Context
By nature, designers are visual people. They have
years of training dedicated to communicating with
an external audience through the use of t ...