Drawing Out: How designers analyse written texts in visual ways

Sadokierski, ZA; Sweetapple, K

Drawing Out: How designers analyse written texts in visual ways

Sadokierski, ZA

Sweetapple, K

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Publisher:: Department of Industrial Design, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the Design Research Society 2012: Bangkok, 2012, pp. 1646 - 1659
Issue Date:: 2012-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sadokierski, ZA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9600-8538	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sweetapple, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6214-3125	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Israsena, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Tangsantikul, J	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Durling, D	en_US
dc.date	2012-07-01	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the Design Research Society 2012: Bangkok, 2012, pp. 1646 - 1659	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-616-551-569-6	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23231
dc.description.abstract	This paper discusses the methods practitioner-Âresearchers use to analyse written texts. Much attention towards the written word in design discourse is directed at typography - how words are used visually to communicate meaning. This paper considers the written word from a different perspective. Here, we aim to reveal how designers analyse written texts for research and ideation. We describe a range of methods we have developed through our own research and practice, as well as analytical approaches other practitioner-Âresearchers use. There are many approaches to the analysis of texts - for example, semiotic (Kress and van Leeuwen 2001, 2006), content (Krippendorff 2004), discourse (Gee 1999) and more recently visual methods (Rose 2007). However, we are specifically interested in the methods designers use to draw out ideas, understanding and inspiration from written texts - a focus that is not directly addressed by any of these existing approaches. Importantly, many of the methods we describe here are widely used in design practice, but are not acknowledged or reported to be useful in a research context. Therefore, it is valuable to reframe these practice-Âbased methods within a research context and claim their scholarly contribution. In this paper, we describe three approaches to analysing written texts, which we have named Visual Abstraction, Focused Data-Âmining and Exploratory Data-Âmining. Each approach is supported with examples and anecdotes by practitioner-Âresearchers;; ourselves and others. Examining our own work allows us to trace initial text analysis through to final design/research outcomes, illustrated with examples from the entire process. To conclude, we discuss why these methods are a meaningful contribution to design scholarship.	en_US
dc.publisher	Department of Industrial Design, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the Design Research Society 2012: Bangkok	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Design Research Society (UK) International Conference	en_US
dc.title	Drawing Out: How designers analyse written texts in visual ways	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Bangkok	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Bangkok, Thailand	en_US
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	Bangkok, Thailand	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Design
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Abstract:

This paper discusses the methods practitioner-Âresearchers use to analyse written texts. Much attention towards the written word in design discourse is directed at typography - how words are used visually to communicate meaning. This paper considers the written word from a different perspective. Here, we aim to reveal how designers analyse written texts for research and ideation. We describe a range of methods we have developed through our own research and practice, as well as analytical approaches other practitioner-Âresearchers use. There are many approaches to the analysis of texts - for example, semiotic (Kress and van Leeuwen 2001, 2006), content (Krippendorff 2004), discourse (Gee 1999) and more recently visual methods (Rose 2007). However, we are specifically interested in the methods designers use to draw out ideas, understanding and inspiration from written texts - a focus that is not directly addressed by any of these existing approaches. Importantly, many of the methods we describe here are widely used in design practice, but are not acknowledged or reported to be useful in a research context. Therefore, it is valuable to reframe these practice-Âbased methods within a research context and claim their scholarly contribution. In this paper, we describe three approaches to analysing written texts, which we have named Visual Abstraction, Focused Data-Âmining and Exploratory Data-Âmining. Each approach is supported with examples and anecdotes by practitioner-Âresearchers;; ourselves and others. Examining our own work allows us to trace initial text analysis through to final design/research outcomes, illustrated with examples from the entire process. To conclude, we discuss why these methods are a meaningful contribution to design scholarship.

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