Research Methods for Product Design

by Alex Milton, Paul Rodgers

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive, relevant, and visually rich insight into the world of research methods specifically aimed at product designers. It includes practical case studies and tutorials that will inform, inspire, and help you to conduct product design research better.

Product designers need a comprehensive understanding of research methods as their day-to-day work routinely involves them observing people, asking questions, searching for information, making and testing ideas, and ultimately generating 'solutions' to 'problems'. Manifest in the design process is the act of research. Huge technological advances in information, computing, and manufacturing processes also offer enormous opportunities to product designers such as the development of "intelligent" products and services, but at the same time raise important research questions that need to be dealt with. Product designers are, in many ways, best placed to address these challenges because of the manner in which they apply their design thinking to problems.

Genres: Design

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2013

Reviews

[Brad Dunn · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book would be awesome for product designers who are new to the space.

[Ralph Zoontjens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice introductory book describing the basics of most commonly used methods in the product design process. It has a good variety of short case studies that give a good glimpse into professional design practice. Recommended for 1st year design students.