{"product_id":"doing-research-in-design-9781847885807","title":"Doing Research in Design","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Christopher Crouch\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criticism \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Research in Design \u003c\/i\u003epresents new ways of thinking about the relationship between design and research by positioning design as a social as well as a material practice. This approach emphasises the social consequences of design decisions as well as the importance of the efficient functioning of a design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoing Research in Design \u003c\/i\u003eargues that design promotes social change and that, in order to understand that change, designers must turn to social science research methods. The book outlines the relationships between thinking and doing in design - and makes explicit links between design, research, philosophy and sociology - and then examines four central social research methodologies in practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe aim of \u003ci\u003eDoing Research in Design \u003c\/i\u003eis to provide anyone involved in the field of design with the knowledge and understanding of the best methods to plan and conduct their research.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45083346796695,"sku":"9781847885807","price":15198.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781847885807.webp?v=1767263809","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/doing-research-in-design-9781847885807","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}