Annotated Design Research Bibliography Process Overview

Abstract

This Annotated Design Research Bibliography brings together a network of design scholars to select the most relevant bibliographical references for the field of design. The books that appear annotated are selected through two analytical approaches: the essentialness of the book determined through a design community on-line ranking survey, and the discipline distribution through field-keyword analysis. Annotations were collected from the volunteer on-line survey participants and a more focused community of individuals targeted for each particular section including members of the Ph.D. listserv, the Ph.D. community at the Institute of Design and its database. The project consists of ninety books in three essential areas of design study: 1) Philosophy and Theory of Design, 2) Principles and Methods of Design Research, 3) Theory and Practice. Interpretations of the observations from the data collected from the on-line bibliographic survey are also suggestive of the state of design as a discipline.