Welcome to Colour Quotes Analysis
The name of this blog comes from an old Fleet Street maxim that I read somewhere. What’s the nub of a good story? A journalist needs to get some colour - vivid description, movement, a hook. Quotes tell the story in the words of the people who are involved in it. And analysis to bring it together and make it all meaningful for your audience.
I’ve always found this maxim useful for design research too. It reminds me that we can get good results from small encounters without blocking us off from more depth in any of those areas. I’ve always been interested in the boundaries between journalism and research anyway, so I like the link.
And if it’s provocative in anyway to those who feel that research means a prescriptive way of doing things, then so be it!
What will you find here? Given the short amount of time I have to devote to blogging, and the confidential nature of client research work (no comment), I will be trying to comment on things in the industry in general. Pointing out conferences and articles. Linking to cool things other researchers have found. And discussing things in more depth when possible.
If you’re a design researcher or interested in the use of research in innovation then I hope this blog will become a useful resource for you!
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