thedesignexchange
TheDesignExchange provides a central repository of early design stage methods, engaging all stakeholders in the design community of practice, and integrating online learning with real case studies to demonstrate the methods.
As a graduate student researcher, I worked to help collect over 300 design methods and 15 design case studies to support human-centered design education. I sought to understand how professional designers use methods in their daily work, and how to classify these methods so others may apply them to their own projects.
Publications:
Kramer, J., Poreh, D., & Agogino, A. (2017). Using theDesignExchange as a Knowledge Platform for Human-Centered Design-Driven Global Development. Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Design, Vancouver, Canada. Winner of Reviewers’ Favourite Award.
Gericke, K., Kramer, J., & Roschuni, C. (2016). An exploratory study of the discovery and selection of design methods in practice. Journal of Mechanical Design, 138(10), 101109. 10.1115/1.4034088
Kramer, J., Roschuni, C., & Agogino, A. (2016). Characterizing Competencies for Human-Centered Design. Proceedings of American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Agogino, A., Beckman, S., Castanos, C., Kramer, J., Roschuni, C. & Yang, M. (2016). Design Practitioners’ Perspectives on Methods for Ideation and Prototyping. International Journal of Engineering Education, 32(3B).
Gericke, K., Roschuni, C., & Kramer, J. (2015). Discovery and Evaluation of Design Methods in Practice: An Empirical Study. Proceedings of American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Boston, Massachusetts.
Roschuni, C., Kramer, J., & Agogino, A. (2015). Design Talking: How Design Practitioners Talk About Design Research Methods. Proceedings of American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Boston, Massachusetts.
Roschuni, C., Kramer, J., Zhang, Q., Zakskorn, L., & Agogino, A. (2015). Design Talking: An Ontology of Design Methods to Support a Common Language of Design. Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Design, Milan, Italy. Winner of Reviewers’ Favourite Award.
Agogino, A., Beckman, S., Castanos, C., Kramer, J., Roschuni, C., & Yang, M. (2015). Design Practitioners’ Perspectives on Methods for Ideation and Prototyping. Proceedings of Harvey Mudd Design Workshop IX, Claremont, California.