{"product_id":"9781446275139","title":"Research for Designers: A Guide to Methods and Practice","description":"\"Today, designers design services, processes and organizations; craft skills no longer suffice. We need to discover, define and solve problems based upon evidence. We need to demonstrate the validity of our claims. We need a guide to design research that can educate students and be a reference for professionals. And here it is: a masterful book for 21st century designers.\"\u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eDon Norman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eProfessor and Director of Design Lab, University of California San Diego, and former Vice President, Advanced Technologies, Apple\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesign 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. With this book in hand, students of design will:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eunderstand and apply the vocabulary and strategies of research methods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elearn how to adapt themselves to unfamiliar situations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edevelop techniques for collaborating with non-designers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efind and use facts from diverse sources in order to prove or disprove their ideas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emake informed decisions in a systematic and insightful way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003euse research tools to find new and unexpected design solutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResearch for Designers\u003c\/strong\u003e is an essential toolkit for a design education and a must-have for every design student who is getting ready to tackle their own research.","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047387840752,"sku":"9781446275139","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446275139_p0.jpg?v=1763826408","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446275139","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}