Henry Lee
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Industrial Design
  1. Gravel Travel
  2. Wiley Wi-Fi Phone
  3. Switchpod Tripod
  4. Noctive Sleep Aid
  5. Zenith Air Pollution
  6. Breger Birdhouse
  7. Walnut Ice Cream Scoop

UX & Graphic Design
  1. Atlas A.I. Chatbot
  2. Creative A.I. Site
  3. Isla Porter Site
  4. The Plains Identity / Site
  5. Zenith Air Pollution
  6. Myna Bird Media App
  7. Academic Abstractions Site
  8. Conserve Utah Valley Branding
  9. Owlet App Exercise

Design Research + Writing
  1. Gravel Travel
  2. Zenith Air Pollution
  3. Design Research Methods
  4. The Academy (MFA Thesis)
  5. MemoryFull? Conference
  6. LearnxDesign Paper
  7. Shrink Wrap Zine

Speculative Design
  1. Interspecies Knowledge
  2. The Academy (MFA Thesis)
  3. Academic Poetry Zine
  4. Product Ritual Circles
  5. Medicine Cube
  6. Bee-Hive-Way

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Design Research Methods (Design Research + Graphic Design)

While conducting design research methods and lecturing at Parsons School of Design I developed a number of concepts and subsequent graphics. The graphics are primarily meant for students and early career designs to help them understand research method flows. 

Although these methods were self-developed and new, I also provide lectures on universal design methods, such as interviews, observations, prototyping, wireframing, modeling, sketching, and so on.

Rapid Research Cycle Concept

The first of these methods is a rapid research spiral. This spiral is taught primarily in the research phase of fourth-year students in their capstone course. The concept is to help them understand that research methods themselves should be analyzed and shifted according to their efficacy and the insights provided. The journey is to narrow down from a general topic and set of questions to a more specific topic and set of questions while conducting design research.

Cyclical Double Diamond Concept



The second of these methods is similar to the first in its cyclical nature. It is a double diamond that has been made infinite. I teach designers and clients that the process of researching and implementing is ideally endless. This differs from the traditional double diamond which is linear and only contains two major phases. 

Research Triangulation Concepts 1 & 2


The next concept is my own take on the research triangulation strategy. Typically research triangulation requires a designer to choose three methods and then find insights. I take it a step further and ask the designer to decide on a synthesis and analysis method beforehand that will work. See the image below:


I also encourage making as a research strategy, so the same triangle can be applied by replacing a synthesis and analysis method with a making and prototyping method to test out the insights gained:

For example, making and displaying speculative design artifact can be a great way to test out insights or ask new questions:




In conclusion, these research methods and graphics are just a few that I have developed to help in working with clients to understand the design process, but primarily to help students and early career designers to understand their own design process.


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