Method of mapping interdisciplinary research and practice at the intersection of biology and design

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Follow this and additional works at: https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers Part of the Art and Design Commons Citation Citation Kapsali, V. (2022) Method of mapping interdisciplinary research and practice at the intersection of biology and design, in Lockton, D. Abstract: The research presented in this paper tackles the problem of terminological disharmony, specifically within the process of contextualising creative design practice informed by biological science and/or its applications. The study is implemented in three stages; corpus-based investigations of historical and current databases of text are used to assess the scope of biologically informed disciplines (BID) terminology. The results are analysed using statistical and qualitative methods and mapped against known academic domains. The resulting map is evaluated via the analysis and consequent positioning of practice-based biologically informed textile research. The findings suggest that the new approach mitigates the impact of terminological misappropriation in the design sector, by anchoring biologically informed design practice within an established academic disciplinary framework.