A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology by Yale doctoral student, Matthew Fischer, indicates that that the very act of searching the internet gives people an inflated sense of their own knowledge. In fact, his study found that even when his research […]
Category: Research Techniques
Textile Toolbox – Sustainable Fashion Guidance from MISTRA
The Textile Toolbox is a web platform, created by TED for MISTRA Future Fashion, which explores the nexus between sustainability and profitability in the fashion industry.This open website is a global collaborative effort that draws on the expertise of researchers from an array of fashion […]
Fashion Industry Research on a Shoestring
Students often ask me if they will continue to have access to our Library’s wonderful resources after they graduate. The answer, right now, is one of those annoying “yes, but” answers. Alumni of FIT will always have access to the Library itself, and there is […]
Design Research and Visual Literacy
The designer and the scientist have a lot more in common as researchers than most people might think. Design research involves observation, note-taking, collecting samples, categorizing & recognizing patterns, and experimenting with materials. Of course, there are marked differences between the scientist and the designer […]
Article: How To Draw Critical Design Insights From A Single Photograph: Lessons From Frog
How To Draw Critical Design Insights From A Single Photograph: Lessons From Frog This is a great little article about research, both data-driven and visual, and the design process – http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027684/how-to-draw-critical-design-insights-from-a-single-photograph-lessons-from-frog