[IxDA Discuss] Design research

[Dan Saffer]

On May 10, 2007, at 5:03 AM, Challis Hodge wrote:

>  Either way
> research is no substitute for creativity or good ideas. All that said
> sometimes the time or budget isn't there to do the research so we  
> don't.

You finally got the point of the essay. Research is valuable activity  
that, either by choice or by context, doesn't need to be performed on  
all projects. It's a helpful tool that should be part of the  
designer's toolbox, but we can still design without it.

Dan

p.s. This is my last response to this thread. One day of being a  
punching bag is about all I can take right now, thanks. :)