Methods
The literature on this page focuses on design and research methods for user centred design.
- Sharp, Priest and Rogers – Interaction Design 2007
clear overview of most important techniques and methods. - Beyer and Holtzblatt – Contextual design 1999
- Patton – Qualitative Research Methods & Evaluation Methods 2002
Overview of all qualitative research methods and evaluation methods. - Kyng – designing for cooperation: cooperating in design 1991
- Bas Leurs en Ingrid Mulder – UCD education beyond textbook: practicing a human-centered attitude 2009
- Chang, Lim and Stolterman – Personas: from theory to practices 2008
- Miles and Huberman 1994
overview of qualitative research methods - Lincoln and Guba 1985
overview of qualitative research methods - Wilson – Handbook of User-Centered Design Methods
overview of qualitative research methods - Kuniavsky, M. Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner’s Guide to User Research. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, New York, 2003
Excellent guide, but primarily for web design and usability practitioners. Does not address a wide range of design applications - Laurel, B. Design Research: Methods and Prespectives. The MIT Press, 2003
A collection of short articles, not a textbook. Does not provide a unified theoretical perspective. Is being used by design research educators because there is nothing else available.