"The symbiotic relationship between research and design is a beautiful one that many people still struggle to make sense of. One confusing design with art might argue that design exists purely for aesthetes. However, if there’s one thing that I learned in design school, it’s that though we pay homage to the aesthetic quality, what anchors everything designers do is that we do it with the end-user in mind. Whereas art, on the other hand, doesn’t care much if people observing Edward Hopper in a dimly-lighted museum understand the reflection of urban loneliness in themselves or not." - Jovina Rahardjo

Article: How Research Builds the Designer