Are researchers in Universal Design (UD) using UD theory? There is a link between theory and the appropriate use and selection of tools...

This article ( Bridging measurement and cultural interpretation) was recently published in the the journal Critical Studies In Mens´...

You might be familiar with the preposterous images sometimes printed on the front of food packets. A delicious succulent slice of ham is...

You can read my article on designerly ways of knowing at the new issue of Design Issues. Here´s the link: https://direct.mit.edu/desi/art...

But in this text, the authors imply Nigel Cross (1982) thinks it does. The article is Galdon, F., & Hall, A. (2022). (Un) Frayling design...

Müller, R. M., & Thoring, K. (2010). A typology of design knowledge: A theoretical framework. Proceedings of the Sixteenth Americas...

Prochner, I., & Godin, D. (2022). Quality in research through design projects: Recommendations for evaluation and enhancement. Design...

Double-loop sampling is explained in an article discussed below. Cash, P., Isaksson, O., Maier, A., & Summers, J. (2022). Sampling in...

Weber, R. (2012). Introduction to the Special Issue: Aesthetics & Design!?. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 30(1), 3-6. Tag: aesthetics,...

Collins, A., Joseph, D., & Bielaczyc, K. (2004). Design research: Theoretical and methodological issues. The Journal of the learning...

According to Book Authority, my book is not too bad. "3 Best New Industrial Design Books To Read In 2023 As featured on CNN, Forbes and...

Mareis, C. (2012). The epistemology of the unspoken: On the concept of tacit knowledge in contemporary design research. Design Issues,...

Good critique should help not hurt. Design processes involve iterations and in between iterations there often comes critique and...

In this blog post I am going to connect two items. One dates from 1973, the famous Wicked Problems paper and one from 2014, a useful book...

Is your user research anywhere beyond stage zero? Sometimes it seems companies go to huge lengths to develop products and somehow manage...

King and Chang (2016) have a booked titled Understanding Industrial Design – Principles for UX and interaction design. The premise is...

Steen Eiler Rasmussen´s 1964 book is worth a careful read if you are interested in the character of buildings. It deals with this more...

My last post concerned research or the lack of it among communication designers. This post looks at a research approach aimed at using...

Most communication designers do little research.

It´ll be mostly comments and reviews on academic articles but also things about design and architecture. You are now looking at photos of...