As I was doing my own research and even more now, as a lecturer, I have noticed that many potential PhD candidates were struggling to see how research was different from, let’s say, practice from their MA. So, I’ve started jotting down the things I’ve been telling these future doctors.
Have a look at the list below and click on the post that interests you. If you came from the Substack thread, welcome home!
- Illustration Research #10: The comfort of the unknown and the research question: what it’s like to be researching (no BS!)Welcome back to my blog, where I talk about being an illustration researcher. Finally, the BIG question.
- Illustration Research #9: What “rigour” means in creative researchWelcome back to my blog, where I talk about being an illustration researcher. Where is the boundary within research?
- Illustration Research #8: Now, REALLY consider the process: Why research direction matters more than outcomesWelcome back to my blog, where I talk about being an illustrator and a researcher. What’s the most important thing when starting research?
- Illustration Research #7: Research-based illustration vs illustration-based research, and everything in betweenWelcome back to my blog, where I talk about being an illustrator and a researcher. What’s the difference between research-based illustration and illustration(practice)-based research? *Warning: this topic makes my blood boil, so prepare for a tsunami of rant incoming! I’ve alluded to this difference in my previous posts, and I am finally getting to the…
- Illustration Research #6: What now? The beginnings of illustration research
Welcome back to my blog, where I talk about being an illustrator and a researcher. Where to begin with the research??
Archive
- Illustration Research #1: “Wait, you’re a DOCTOR in PICTURES?” Illustration in Research
- Illustration Research #2: “You’re an illustrator? Can you draw my data?” How illustration is perceived in research
- Illustration Research #3: “Actually, it’s Dr illustrator: why illustrators work well in research contexts”
- Illustration Research #4: What does “illustration research” actually mean?
- Illustration Research #5: Transitioning from a ‘practitioner’ to a ‘researcher’
- Illustration Research #6: What now? The beginnings of illustration research
- Illustration Research #7: Research-based illustration vs illustration-based research, and everything in between
- Illustration Research #8: Now, REALLY consider the process: Why research direction matters more than outcomes
- Illustration Research #9: What “rigour” means in creative research
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