Death of the Design Researcher? Creating Knowledge Resources for Designers Using Generative AI

Willem Van Der Maden; Evert Van Beek; Brett A. Halperin; Petra Jääskeläinen; Eunsu Kang; Peter Kun; James Derek Lomas; Timothy Merritt; Joseph Lindley; Michael Muller; Iohanna Nicenboim; Jichen Zhu; Vera van der Burg

doi:10.1145/3656156.3658398

Death of the Design Researcher? Creating Knowledge Resources for Designers Using Generative AI

Willem Van Der Maden
, Evert Van Beek
, Brett A. Halperin
, Petra Jääskeläinen
, Eunsu Kang
, Peter Kun
, James Derek Lomas
, Timothy Merritt
, Joseph Lindley
, Michael Muller
, Iohanna Nicenboim
, Jichen Zhu
, Vera van der Burg

Delft University of Technology
University of Washington
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
Aalborg University
Lancaster University
IBM Research

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Abstract

This workshop explores the transformative potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in design research. GenAI, capable of creating new content such as images, text, music, video, and code, raises important questions about authorship, agency, and design practice. Inspired by Roland Barthes’ "The Death of the Author," this workshop examines how GenAI reshapes design research roles and methods. Key topics include best practices, ethical considerations, knowledge generation, and collaboration patterns between human and AI creatives.
Building on themes identified in the successful DIS 2023 workshop, this 2-day event invites designers and researchers to present completed projects, works-in-progress, and theoretical provocations. The structure allows time for both presentations and in-depth discussions, aiming to develop an online resource library and a collaborative publication. The workshop seeks to advance the discourse on GenAI, addressing its challenges and opportunities in design research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Number of pages	5
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Publication date	Jul 2024
Pages	396-400
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-4007-0632-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3658398
Publication status	Published - Jul 2024
Event	Designing Interactive Systems Conference - New York, United States Duration: 1 Jul 2024 → 5 Jul 2024 https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3656156

Conference

Conference	Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York
Period	01/07/2024 → 05/07/2024
Internet address	https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3656156

Keywords

Design research
Artificial intelligence
Generative artifcial intelligence
Creative practices
Computational creativity

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Maden, W. V. D., Beek, E. V., Halperin, B. A., Jääskeläinen, P., Kang, E., Kun, P., Lomas, J. D., Merritt, T., Lindley, J., Muller, M., Nicenboim, I., Zhu, J., & van der Burg, V. (2024). Death of the Design Researcher? Creating Knowledge Resources for Designers Using Generative AI. In Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 396-400). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3658398

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Death of the Design Researcher? Creating Knowledge Resources for Designers Using Generative AI. / Maden, Willem Van Der; Beek, Evert Van; Halperin, Brett A. et al.
Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2024. p. 396-400.

Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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