Finding Research Sources

Research Sources

2. Sources / methods: 

- Books - 

use the library catalogue to find a book then its contents pages to find specific information. Try a variety of search terms to get the most success...or ask a librarian.

- Google books - 

https://books.google.co.uk/ - 

Google in equipped to search for books. As a bonus, google will often offer a preview of the book and will allow you to search for key phrases inside the book. Try using Google books to find answers to your research queries.

- Websites - 

try to find specific information on the internet. Websites belonging to universities (.edu / .ac.uk) are good sources of academic knowledge.

Use at least one of these methods to find specific information related to your original research queries.

- Evaluate - 

you should consider very carefully if the information that you have found is of value and trustworthy - non-academic sources should be avoided where possible.

- Write-up - 

summarise this task on your blog - discuss what methods you used to find information and whether or not the information you found is of value to your research.

Other Useful Sources

https://books.google.co.uk/

http://library.leeds-art.ac.uk/liberty/libraryHome.do

http://www.jstor.org/

http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/basic?sid=c56362be-0c68-40b0-8e78-2ed9012825c4%40sessionmgr4005&vid=0&hid=4209

http://portal.leeds-art.ac.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Leeds%20College%20of%20Art%20Journals_0.pdf

Getting to know people

In groups of 5, we were given a name of a Design Studio. With this, we had to research into the studio and answer a series of questions and present our findings on a powerpoint presentation. The 5 questions were...

• Who they are?

• Where are they based?

• What do they do?

• How do they do it?

• What makes them unique?

My group was given a design studio called Wolff Olins.

Wolff Olins beautifully simple logo

  Wolff Olins is a London based brand consultancy with offices located in New York, Dubai and San Fransisco. The company was founded in 1965 by Michael Wolff and Wally Olins. The company specialises in creating a positive social impact for their clients and developing brand experience. They accomplish this with the use of technology, culture, retail and many other medias and platforms.   One way in which the company strives to be unique is by running their own 'school' of design that travels to organisations and businesses and teaches them about successful design.

Below are some examples of the other design studios allocated to the other peer groups:

  Ah-Ha Studios is a design firm founded in 2011 and is based in Lisbon. They are involved in a variety of mediums ranging from brand strategy to interior design. They pride themselves on their holistic approach towards design and branding, working together with clients through every stage of the process.
  

  Lust studios was established in 1996 by a group of young designers in The Hague, Netherlands. Lust works in a broad range of media including traditional printmaking and book design. Lust is deeply interested in exploring new pathways for design.  

  Bleed 'is a multidisciplinary design consultancy based in Oslo and Vienna.' Bleed create identity and experience through concept development, art direction, graphic design and service design. They take pride in pushing boundaries and todays conventions around art, visual language, interaction, media and identity.  

  Face was established in 2006 by Rik Bracho and Ricardo Tejeda in Monterrey, Mexico. They label themselves as supermodernists who specialise in developing honest branding projects across the world. "Our work is made to brave the test of time".

  Sagmeister & Walsh is a New York based firm that aims to create identities, commercials, websites and more. The founders of the studio are Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh, both being very highly credited artists and designers. They have an extensive list of clientele that includes HBO, Red Bull and Adobe. They often partake in non-profitable projects funded by the statement and outside investment.