Dear Jorge,<br><br>I will try to make myself clear:<br><br>I am developing a list of arguments in favour of (or against, if you like) empirical research.<br>But, I am focused on empirical research that involves statistical analyses only.<br>
<br>I am not looking for examples of design practice informed by empirical research.<br>I agree with you in relation to the "Information Design Journal". <br>I made a contribution myself.<br><br>How about now? Any specific sugestion?<br>
<br>Many thanks for asking.<br><br>José.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 March 2010 13:36, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:frascara@ualberta.ca">frascara@ualberta.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Dear José,<br>
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Please look at all the colection of Information Design Journal, you will find lots of articles about empirical research, or do I not understand your point?<br>
Also the book "Information design" easterby and Zwaga is full of that, and there is more, of course. Attention: empirical research is not only quantitative research, nor statistical analysis.<br>
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Cheers<br>
<br>
Jorge.<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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Quoting "Jose Marconi Bezerra de Souza" <<a href="mailto:marconi2006@googlemail.com" target="_blank">marconi2006@googlemail.com</a>>:<br>
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Colleagues,<br>
<br>
As far I know, there is only one article targeted to designers<br>
that presents clear arguments in favour of empirical research<br>
(direct observation followed by statistical analysis)<br>
as a way to guide design practice:<br>
"To picture or not to picture: how to decide"<br>
by Judith E. Sims-Knight.<br>
Visible Language, v26 n3-4 p324-87 Sum-Fall 1992<br>
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Do you know any other one?*<br>
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I am sure that your suggestion will help<br>
all academic researchers that follow our discussions.<br>
<br>
Many thanks.<br>
<br>
<br>
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--<br>
José Marconi Bezerra de Souza<br>
Visiting lecturer of Paraná Federal University, Brazil<br>
PhD - Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, The University of<br>
Reading (UK)<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>José Marconi Bezerra de Souza<br>Visiting lecturer of Paraná Federal University, Brazil <br>PhD - Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, The University of Reading (UK)<br>