LEXICON OF DESIGN RESEARCH

At DAE design research happens in all departments, both bachelor and masters, as well as in the research program of the readerships Strategic Creativity and Places & Traces. Our academy boasts a variety of design research practices: different departments focus on various subjects, each using their specific methods. Manifestations of design research include objects, services, events, spaces, drawings, films, texts, maps, styles, identities, scenarios and more. We can safely say that there is a rich repertoire of design research approaches at DAE. However, until now we have not developed a common language to explicitly discuss this repertoire and share knowledge and expertise in the field of design research at DAE... So, how would we describe our design research approach? To answer this question we have tried to map our design research practice, to use a method that most of us are familiar with. Firstly, by conversing with heads of departments, teachers, students, research associates..