Making Sense of Field Research: A Practical Guide for Information Designers

Learn how to use field research to bring essential people-centred insights to your information design projects.

If you're unsure about field research and how it might fit into a project, this book is for you. This text presents practical, easy- to-follow instructions for planning, designing, and conducting a field study, as well as guidance for making sense of field data and translating findings into action. Over 80 illustrations and 5 real-world case studies bring key principles and methods of field research to life.

Whether you are designing a family of icons or a large-scale signage system, an instruction manual or an interactive data visualization, this book will guide you through the necessary steps to ensure you are meeting people's needs.

Author: Sheila Pontis
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/23/2018
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780415790031

About the Author

Sheila Pontis is an information designer bridging theory and practice. She is currently Honorary Research Associate at University College London, UK, a lecturer at Princeton University, USA, teaching creativity, design thinking, and information design, and partner at Sense Information Design, a New York-area design consultancy.