The Pocket Universal Methods of Design, Revised and Expanded

125 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions

by Bruce Hanington; Bella Martin

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Pub Date 11 Jan 2022 | Archive Date 20 Jan 2022

Quarto Publishing Group – Rockport Publishing | Rockport Publishers

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This handy, portable version of the authoritative Universal Methods of Design provides the same thorough and critical presentation, updated and expanded to include 125 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for human-centered design.

Each method of research is distilled down to its most powerful essence, in a format that will help individual practitioners as well as design teams select and implement the research methods best suited to their design culture within the constraints of their projects. This valuable guide:

Dismantles the myth that user research methods are complicated, expensive, and time-consuming
Creates a shared meaning for cross-disciplinary design teams
Illustrates methods with compelling visualizations and case studies
Characterizes each method at a glance

With the concise, accessible format of The Pocket Universal Methods of Design, you and your team will be designing in a completely new, more effective way.

The titles in the Rockport Universal series offer comprehensive and authoritative information and edifying and inspiring visual examples on multidisciplinary subjects for designers, architects, engineers, students, and anyone who is interested in expanding and enriching their design knowledge.

This handy, portable version of the authoritative Universal Methods of Design provides the same thorough and critical presentation, updated and expanded to include 125 research methods...

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9780760372142
PRICE	$17.99 (USD)
PAGES	264

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Ruth Z, Reviewer

This book is exactly as described, an overview of methods to design effective solutions for complex problems. Among the topics covered are behavioral mapping, content analysis, data visualizationm, crowdsourcing, and many more. All together, one hundred and twenty-five are covered along with illustrations to show how these methods work. The authors Hanington and Martin wisely include keywords for further study and recomment toolkits and workshops. So, choose your problem, work out some ideas that might be relevant, and use this little book to pave the way toward a viable solution.

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