Foreword Introduction 1. How and why? Research Methodologies Process and Product Design Commentators Key Concepts: The Designer as Author Case Study Design exercises 2. Design Literacy Visual literacy in Design Practice Key Concepts: Connotation and Denotation Case Study Design exercises. 3. Analysis and Proposition Research and Design Feedback and Evaluation Language and Identities Key Concepts - Rhetoric Key Concepts - Structuralism and Semiotics Case Study Design exercises 4. Visual Tools of Inquiry Design-led research tools Case Study Design exercises 5. Theory in Practice Engaging with Visual Research Graphic Authorship Key Concepts - Post-structuralism Key Concepts - Rubbish Theory Case Study Design exercises 6. Audience and Message Receiving End The Construction of Meaning Two-way Communication Key Concepts - Fitness Landscape Case Study Design exercises 7. Process and Materials Practical Considerations Tactility and Usability Key Concepts - Affordance Case Study Design exercises 8. Synthesis The Process of Synthesis Key Concepts - Modernism and Postmodernism Case Study Design exercises Online Resources Further Reading Index Picture Credits Acknowledgements

Noble and Bestley have produced an amazing book: broad in scope, thorough in its explorations of the many dimensions of visual research, well organized and clear in its exposition, it is the best reference for anybody wanting to get a clear panorama of what visual research can mean.

Each title in the Required Reading Range offers an essential exploration of the subject matter and provides a platform for further exploration of the topics covered. Packed with professional examples they are all fully illustrated with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery.