Doing Research in Design presents 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.Doing Research in Design argues 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.The aim of Doing Research in Design is to provide anyone involved in the field of design with the knowledge and understanding of the best methods to plan and conduct their research.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Great Little Manual For Photography For KidsBy Ruth A. HillMy daughter absolutely loves taking pictures; and they dont always turn out the way she would like them to. She understands the basics of our digital cameras; but she gets easily disappointed when things dont turn out right. While she has not read this book yet; I have read it and recommend it highly. I plan to share some of the ideas with her at a later time.I appreciated the easy way this book was written. Any child who is old enough to truly take pictures and read would have no problem comprehending the simple tips. The authors give a vast amount of examples to illustrate their points; and they give several viable recommendations. They even have a glossary in the back that describes all the photography terms that may not be so well-known.My only recommendation is that if you decide to get this book; you will want either and ebook with color or a physical copy of the book. Since all the examples I saw were in black and white; I didnt have a good grasp of the concepts the authors were trying to convey.I was sent a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated; and all opinions are 100 percent mine.13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. DIFFERENT BUT LIKABLEBy Jeff OrnsteinThis book is definately not what I expected; but in a good way I am glad for that. This is a book that most kids can read and try to interpret for themselves. The author has a nice way of piquing the interest of its younger readers.While the book is weak in technical details (there are many other books for that)it is written in such a way that kids can explore and create their own visions of what to expect from photography.For the last six months I have been teaching my nine year old grandaughter the art and technical techniques of digital photography. Although she has really grasped the technical side of the Canon 1DsII that I gave her; when I let her read this book she came to me with an entire list of projects for US to try. That alone is reason enough to buy this book!3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Recommend for Children 10 and UnderBy kimmurphThis is a review of the ebook version of Photography for Kids!: A Fun Guide to Digital Photography. Having been a teacher of young children and a lover of photographer; I was interested in what this book had to offer. It is written for 8 to14 year olds. After reading it; I thought it had some good information and nice pictures but I wasnt so sure how well it would go over with a child. It seemed too wordy for the younger kids and not enough eye-popping pictures to keep the attention of the 12-14 year olds.I asked my thirteen-year-old daughter to take a look at it. Between Tumbler; Facebook; and YouTube; shes on her laptop a lot these days. She also takes some pretty good pictures with her digital camera. She said she thought a book like this would be easier to read in hardback form but it didnt catch her attention anyway other than having some cool pictures. I know thats one kids opinion out of millions.I would recommend this for children 10 and under if a parent were to read one chapter at a time with the child; either in the digital or the hardback version and then have the child try the various things that are discussed; it could work. The chapter "Bring Your Camera for a Swim" had some fun ideas as did "Making Small Objects Look Bigger." But to hand it to a child who was interested in photography and say; "Read this;" Im not sure how far theyd get before they lost interest. Maybe a hardback version would be different as they could flip through the book and see pictures that interested them and then read about that particular photo process. In some cases an ebook format just doesnt work as well as the hardback version.
