From the course: Learning Design Research
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Add value and credibility to your work
From the course: Learning Design Research
Add value and credibility to your work
- To wrap up our discussion on why design research matters, we're going to revisit the idea of adding value and credibility to your work. And we'll discuss value from two perspectives, how you, the designer, can add value to your work, and how a client perceives the value you can bring to their organization. Let's start with a client. It's difficult to talk about value without considering how design has become a commodity or something easily available, both financially and intellectually. One of the reasons for this is that technology is changing. Our once specialized set of software skills is no longer specialized. Inexpensive subscription services and a host of internet tutorials have made training and software available to nearly anyone. Just think about Photoshop. There are instances of being taught as early as elementary grade school. Crowdsourcing design websites have also lessened the perceived value of…
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