Visualizing Research ─ A Guide To The Research Process In Art And Design

Gray and Malins (both design, Robert Gordon U., Scotland) guide graduate students in art and design through the research process, describing and evaluating appropriate strategies, and suggesting how to embed research experience into contemporary practice. They walk readers through planning the journey, mapping the terrain, locating their position, crossing the terrain, interpreting the map, and recounting the journey. The glossary includes references for further study of each term or concept. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Carole Gray is a Research Professor and Julian Malins a Reader in Design at Gray's School of Art, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland. Both have PhDs and extensive experience of supervising and examining research degrees in art and design. Both are practitioners with a belief in the creative relationship between practice, teaching and research. A visual artist, Carole makes context specific artwork using new materials and technologies. She is currently involved in research that re-thinks the role of the artist in cultural processes (www.ontheedgeresearch.org). As a designer and a maker Julian maintains a long-term interest in ceramics research, in particular how new technologies can support new models of craft practice. He is currently involved in a number of projects investigating web-based technologies for learning. The authors have worked together on understanding experiential, constructive learning styles, especially visual learning styles, increasingly within higher degree frameworks. As committed practitioners, educators and researchers they continue to be excited by the challenges posed by research, and they continue to learn.