Design oriented-research versus Research-oriented Design
Daniel Fällman · 2004
In this position paper, the two terms design-oriented research and research-oriented design are studied and discussed in some detail in relation to HCI. In designoriented research---where research is the area and design the means---the production of new knowledge and the questioning of problem descriptions and other kinds of limitations to the freedom of design are seen as characterizing elements. In research-oriented design---where on the contrary design is the area and research the means---the production of artifacts, and in that process answering to the problems and real-world obstacles that one faces, is the primary objective.