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Designing makes things "real" and can act as a mechanism for research

What is it about?

The article is about the role of designing within information visualisation. Our work combines design with data and computing in collaboration with museums, archives and libraries. We show, through examples, the different roles design plays by making things "real". Instead of design being just a matter of presentation after the key decisions have been taken by humanities scholars and programmers, we show how it can make the designer a co-researcher from the start of a project.

Why is it important?

The name Digital Humanities implies just two disciplines - computing and the humanities. We show the vital role that Design can play, not just in presenting information but also in enabling new questions to be asked.

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