Role Of Design Research Research Articles

Utilizing Craft Techniques in Zero Waste Fashion Design Clothing

The role of research in design is to develop the potential that drives the creation of novel value in design. In the research process for design, the majority of designer-students have difficulties in determining the starting point or initial idea of a design, so they have the potential not to have a train of thought regarding what needs to be done in realizing the design and do not know the next process. One aspect that can enrich design ideas and novelty in fashion products is the application of craft techniques. With the application of craft techniques, the data and facts obtained become increasingly massive. So that the series of ideas-research-design requires a clear mapping of the flow of thinking in the creative process. Today's student-designers cannot be limited to just one research method, knowing that conceptual ideas can start from anywhere, such as design concept ideas that start from craft techniques in a linear mapping flow. This can be a reference regarding the linear flow of ideas-research-design that is carried out in zero waste fashion design to find out its potential, especially in the application of craft techniques. This research was conducted qualitatively by reviewing literature data and looking at examples of case studies from the student-designer work process using the linear method. Observations are made periodically for students who have designed the application of craft techniques to zero waste fashion design, to become research subjects and find out their creative process. The result of this study is an analysis of fashion product design methods with the application of craft techniques that have been carried out in a linear way of thinking as a reference for designers in producing innovative works.

La investigación para la creación de experiencias significativas en la escuela

Uno de los papeles más importantes de la investigación, en medio de la reflexión de su fundamento epistémico, consiste en la comprensión de cómo se pueden crear y (re) diseñar espacios para la formación en la escuela contemporánea. En este sentido, se hace necesario retomar los planteamientos de la investigación en diseño y creación, usuales referentes en la práctica formativa de las artes, las estéticas y los estudios visuales, como bases fundacionales de nuevas formas de diseñar la experiencia con la que estudiantes y maestros transforman sus espacios de vida: el barrio, la comuna, el vecindario, entre muchos otros escenarios. Por lo tanto, en este artículo se lleva a cabo una revisión alrededor de las estéticas y estudios visuales contemporáneos como escenarios en donde se (re)configura el currículo como una experiencia de vida. La imagen, los gestos, el proceso de creación, el color y el material se convierten en ejercicios prácticos para (re)pensar la pedagogía actual y la correspondencia que ésta tiene con la formación ética y estética de los futuros ciudadanos.
 La estructura del presente artículo se comprende bajo dos interrogantes y un modelo formativo para las experiencias significativas en la escuela. El primer interrogante nos acerca al cuestionamiento del papel de la investigación en diseño y creación para la planeación escolar. La segunda inquietud se denomina bajo la pregunta: ¿Cuál es el impacto ético y estético en la configuración del ser maestro y estudiante en la actualidad? El tercer y último apartado presenta la experiencia formativa denominada “Centro de Investigación Escolar: Diseñando la Ciudad, en el Barrio Olaya Herrera de la ciudad de Medellín”.

The Role of Design Research in a Postindustrial Society

The Role of Design Research in a Postindustrial Society

Design Research Direction for Smart Mobility in Mega Cities

Background This article is about the various smart mobility strategies that are initiated by major global mega-cities so that they may develop into future metropolises. Despite the high quality of infrastructure and transportation policies that Seoul has already put into place, the citizens of Seoul still have encounter some problems when using public transportation. One of the most practical solutions that can be suggested is applying the smart mobility system in appropriate ways. The main purpose of this article is to define the role of design research in developing a smart mobility system for rapidly changing future cities. Methods A literature review and a case study were conducted for this study. By using these methods, a variety of specific instances were categorized and analyzed in order to define the current state of smart mobility and its prospects. Through these processes, this article arguedfor the role and aim of design research in developing smart mobility. Results The crucial components of smart mobility were identified as “intelligent” “ecofriendly” and “personalized.” Based on this analysis, this article presented the prospects of design research. Conclusions In this research, the possible role and expected contribution of design research in developing a smart mobility system for people in near future cities with improved quality of life were argued and identified.

45 Years with design methodology

This is not an article! With this evident contradiction inspired by René Magritte's painting of a pipe, I will underline the special conditions I was given by the editor. The intention is that I shall review my own work and career, to articulate key ideas and to tell what I see as future challenges in my area. Therefore the use of ‘I’ is in a non-traditional form. The object of this article is the author's Weltanschaung concerning design and designing as it has developed over a 45 years period as teacher and researcher. Three dimensions are treated in an attempt to answer the following questions: how can we establish rigour and strong foundation for researching design? How to explain to industry what they are doing, and how to create industrial support? And what to tell the students about designing? I will focus upon the dislocations which have led to the development of the current state and what we see as a comprehensive school of designing. Details about established results can be found in the literature; I will focus upon the questions, thoughts, problems and beliefs behind the answers, and unsolved or non-clarified aspects. The article follows three lines of development, labelled Theory of Technical Systems, Engineering Design and Product Development, and our attempts to create a totality out of design philosophy, Domain Theory, Theory of Properties and our understanding of product development. Together they are the main part of ‘our school’, namely the foundation of the group ‘Engineering Design and Product Development’ at the Technical University of Denmark; the ‘Copenhagen School’ as our friends often refer to us. The conclusion attempts to balance in a joint model what I see as the role of design research in the worlds of teaching and practice, and where I see the challenges for the future.

Towards Innovative Design Research in Information Systems

Design research has recently received considerable attention in the IS community. The existing IS design research frameworks assume that IT is a part of the environment of IS research. This assumption overlooks the interrelationships between IS research and IT innovation. This paper analyzes the proactive role of design research in IS in the perspective of IT innovation. It suggests that design theories in IS need to emphasize more on the alignment of design research in IS and IT innovation. Three recent design research exemplars in the IS research literature (two from The Journal of Computer Information Systems, and one from Industrial Management & Data Systems) are used to explain this component of design research in IS.

Reforming mathematics learning in Indonesian classrooms through RME

This paper reports an experimental study on the development of exemplary curriculum materials for the teaching of fractions in Indonesian primary schools. The study’s context is the current reform movement adopting realistic mathematics education (RME) theory, known as Pendidikan Matematika Realistik Indonesia (PMRI), and it looked at the role of design research in supporting the dissemination of PMRI. The study was carried out in two cycles of teaching experiments in two primary schools. The findings of the design research signified the importance of collaboration between mathematics educators and teachers in developing RME curriculum materials. The availability of RME curriculum materials is an important component in the success of the PMRI movement, particularly in supporting students and teachers in activity-based mathematics learning. Most of the students and teachers in the two schools positively appraised teaching and learning with the developed materials. Since the teachers were actively involved in developing the materials, they felt a sense of ownership and recognised that their students’ classroom experiences of the materials helped them avoid standard difficulties. That appears to be a particular benefit of the bottom-up approach characteristic of the PMRI movement.