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

Willem van der Maden; Evert van Beek; Vera van der Burg; Brett A. Halperin; Petra Jääskeläinen; Eunsu Kang; Peter Kun; James Derek Lomas; Iohanna Nicenboim; null More Authors

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, Vera van der Burg, Brett A. Halperin, Petra Jääskeläinen, Eunsu Kang, Peter Kun, James Derek Lomas, Iohanna Nicenboim, More Authors

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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	DIS '24 Companion
Subtitle of host publication	Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Editors	Anna Vallgårda, Li Jönsson, Jonas Fritsch, Sarah Fdili Alaoui, Christopher A. Le Dantec
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	ACM
Pages	396-400
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	979-8-4007-0632-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3658398
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2024 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 1 Jul 2024 → 5 Jul 2024

Conference

Conference	2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, DIS 2024
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	1/07/24 → 5/07/24

Keywords

computational creativity
creative practices
design research
generative artificial intelligence

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van der Maden, W., van Beek, E., van der Burg, V., Halperin, B. A., Jääskeläinen, P., Kang, E., Kun, P., Lomas, J. D., Nicenboim, I., & More Authors (2024). Death of the Design Researcher? Creating Knowledge Resources for Designers Using Generative AI. In A. Vallgårda, L. Jönsson, J. Fritsch, S. Fdili Alaoui, & C. A. Le Dantec (Eds.), DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 396-400). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3658398

van der Maden, Willem ; van Beek, Evert ; van der Burg, Vera et al. / Death of the Design Researcher? Creating Knowledge Resources for Designers Using Generative AI. DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. editor / Anna Vallgårda ; Li Jönsson ; Jonas Fritsch ; Sarah Fdili Alaoui ; Christopher A. Le Dantec. New York : ACM, 2024. pp. 396-400

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van der Maden W, van Beek E , van der Burg V, Halperin BA, Jääskeläinen P, Kang E et al. Death of the Design Researcher? Creating Knowledge Resources for Designers Using Generative AI. In Vallgårda A, Jönsson L, Fritsch J, Fdili Alaoui S, Le Dantec CA, editors, DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. New York: ACM. 2024. p. 396-400 doi: 10.1145/3656156.3658398