On Mar 29, 2008, at 1:13 PM, Rob Tannen wrote: > So according to my definitions, User Research is really a type of > Design Research, and not all Design Research is User Research. > > Is there any consensus on this (loaded question)?
This is how I've always used the terms, although in academic circles "design research" can mean research about design. Sigh. User research is a huge part of design research, but there are methods that designers users to do research that have nothing to do with users. Competitive analysis, literature reviews, general environment/ content inquiries, etc. Dan ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
