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'This is an excellent text ... I wish I had had access to such a concise and well constructed text as a masters student. I have found it invaluable as a reference while helping my students to frame and their projects at all levels.'

Adam Sheffield, Unitec, New Zealand

'This is the book I have been looking for for many years ... When you sent the inspection copy for Creative Research, the faculty met and were thrilled to finally find a book that met the needs of our students ... it is written for the design industry AND is laid out in a very creative format. This is so appealing to both faculty and students. Thank you again for representing this author.'

Nancy Noble, San Francisco State University, USA

'A good text for planning and carrying out research in art disciplines - especially useful for undergraduate dissertations.'

David Rutherford, University of Chester, UK

'Well-written and creatively organized ... Useful diagrams guide the reader to the essence of the lecture and illustrate the main points of the reading. Creative Research is a valuable scholarly document that would enhance the research skills of design students as well as design practitioners in the knowledge-based economy.'

Bahar Mousavi Hejazi, George Brown College, Canada

'We've been looking for literature we can use for creative research that covers multiple disciplines (in our case Fashion, Media and ICT for creative industries). This book is a welcome one. Layout is very clear, calm and pleasant.'

Rebecca Breuer, Amsterdam Fashion Institute, Netherlands

'Excellent textbook. Innovative in style and layout for this style of text and subject area. Very student and user friendly which is important ... I would wholly recommend this text. It breaks the subject matter down into bite-size pieces with excellent diagrams - I particularly like the think tank sections which are very useful.'

Rachel Studd, University of Manchester, UK

'This book is one of a kind. Its very insightful for students within the creative industries that have to develop professional research skills.'

Robert Frans van der Willigen, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, NL

'Absolutely brilliant. It really breaks down complex ideas into manageable blocks for teaching and learning.'

Charles da Costa, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA

'Practical, applied and interdisciplinary.'

Janet McGaw , University of Melbourne, Australia

'An excellent book that uses case studies to illustrate points very well. As a text for students working through research design it provides a sound and engaging explanation of many 'ologies' and makes it seem relevant to them. Recommended!'

Antony Nevin, Massey University, New Zealand