RESEARCH METHOD • SYNTHESIS / ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE • RESEARCH DELIVERABLE

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Research through design recognizes the design process as a legitimate research activity, examining the tools and processes of design thinking and making within the design project, bridging theory and building knowledge to enhance design practices.1

Frayling identifies three types of design research: research into design, research through design, and research for design.2 Research into design is the most common form, encompassing research activity which studies design, or constitutes research about design, such as historical, aesthetic, perceptual, ...

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