Yep. True... When I did my ID degree at Michigan, we took a Design
Research course, and the concerns of people-context-tasks were woven
into the studio projects, particularly the upper level ones (lower
level were typical form studies, tools/materials, shop experience).
Most of that involved Dreyfus and Eames of course. I'd think any
reputable ID program nowadays has this as a routine with perhaps even
broader knowledge bases today drawing upon pysch, anthro, and more,
beyond the typical/historical HF and ergo sources...
Hope this helps,
Uday Gajendar
Sr. Interaction Designer
Voice Technology Group
Cisco | San Jose
On Jun 25, 2008, at 11:06 AM, Andrei Herasimchuk wrote:
On Jun 25, 2008, at 10:33 AM, Terry Fitzgerald wrote:
Going back to school may improve their design skills. It certainly
will not necessarily improve their understanding of what to design!
I'll let the folks who have taken heavy industrial design courses
defend themselves here. Every major design school I know of gets
heavy into research and ergonomics.
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