Research in Art and Design

Frayling's paper, published as the first in the Royal College of Art's Research Papers series, addresses how research is understood, defined and practiced within art and design, a field where the idea of "research" was, at the time, unfamiliar and contested compared with the sciences and humanities. Rather than offering a single definition, Frayling examines competing understandings of research and proposes a now widely used three-part distinction: research for art and design, in which the practical work itself is the outcome of the research; research into art and design, meaning historical, theoretical or perceptual study about art and design; and research through art and design, in which making and practice are themselves the method of inquiry. This framework became one of the founding reference points for how art and design research is discussed and organized as an academic field. Credits: Frayling, C. (1993). Research in Art and Design. Royal College of Art Research Papers. Londres, Inglaterra: Royal College of Art. Recuperado a partir de http://www.opengrey.eu/handle/10068/492065