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Doing research can make all the difference between a great design and a good design. By engaging in competitive intelligence, customer profiling, color and trend forecasting, etc., designers are able to bring something to the table that reflects a commercial value for the client beyond a well-crafted logo or brochure. Although scientific and analytical in nature, research is the basis of all good design work. This book provides a comprehensive manual for designers on what design research is, why it is necessary, how to do research, and how to apply it to design work.
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Associate Professor Jennifer Visocky O'Grady is a graduate of the Kent State University Visual Communication Design program (B.S., & M.F.A.), and has been teaching at Cleveland State since the spring of 1999. She is also co-founder and principal of Enspace Inc.
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A great service to the design profession and it's clients, Dec 11 2006
By John Chen "DesignGeek" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: A Designer's Research Manual: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients and What They Really Need (Hardcover)
In my search for structured discussion on design process and research, I was fortunate enough to find this book, "A Designer's Research Manual," at the MOMA bookstore in SoHo. I only wish this had been available and required text when I was still in school. The Authors have done a great service to the design profession, and it's clients. Those of us who are more designers than "artists" would do well to integrate the principles of this book into our processes & methodologies for tackling our clients' business problems. It's thinking like that in this book that will make the case for design's value to the business of our clients. Thank you Jenn & Ken Visocky O'Grady!
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Research Simplified, Jun 17 2009
By Graphic Lunatic - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: A Designer's Research Manual: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients and What They Really Need (Paperback)
This book presents the otherwise-boring-for-us-designers subject of research in an extremely readable format with effective use of charts and diagrams.It explains why research is important and goes on to explain the different methods of research, but not in such great detail as to make you doze off mid-sentence. The information is brief, to the point, and very well laid out.
On the whole, a very good read. Almost half the book is dedicated to case studies that portray how research influenced the design direction (This, I particularly enjoyed).
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A much needed resource for the design community, Nov 27 2007
By Hilary Ashworth "RGD Ontario" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: A Designer's Research Manual: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients and What They Really Need (Hardcover)
Graphic design is about much more than typography, composition and colour. Researching and understanding the client's needs and those of the target audience are key to the design process. This book is a valuable resource for designers seeking to understand the research strategies and methodologies appropriate for their work.Kudos to the authors and the professional community of contributors for this book specifically aimed at designers. A Designer's Research Manual conveys information in a clear and readable manner with concise text, helpful graphics and relevant international case studies.
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