Common Indicators
The Asia Design Survey pilot project will address the following questions:
- What are the composing elements that will facilitate the overall understanding of design?
- Who are the participants in the design economy and what are their capacities?
- Who is leading the initiative for design policy and what must be done for design to contribute towards economic, social and cultural advancement?
- What are the special programs and/or services that have made strategic contribution towards sustainable growth of the capacity of the design community?
The major contents of the common indicators are the elements that are necessary to understand the overall characteristics and differences in design among the nations or
| No. | Sample Indecators | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Representative design sectors | basic inquiries |
| 2 | Definition of each design sector | basic inquiries |
| 3 | Design institutes that represent a nation (or a city) | basic inquiries |
| 4 | National (or city) government's design related Guidelines | basic inquiries |
| 5 | Design related professional institutes, organizations, and associations | basic inquiries |
| 6 | Number of design specializing companies | need statistical data |
| 7 | Revenue status of design specializing companies (revenue amount) | need statistical data |
| 8 | Number of designers (employees) | need statistical data |
| 9 | Number of design related patents registered among total intellectual properties (per annum) | need statistical data |
| 10 | Number of design education institutes | need statistical data |
| 11 | Number of professors in design majors | need statistical data |
| 12 | Number of graduates with design major annually (bachelor degree) | need statistical data |
| 13 | Publication of design thesis in domestic and international journals (number of publications) | need statistical data |
| 14 | Design museums/galleries | misc. |
| 15 | Design libraries/data centers | misc. |
| 16 | Design specializing publications/magazines | misc. |
| 17 | Design online portal websites | misc. |
| 18 | Design TV programs | misc. |
| 19 | Design contests | misc. |
| 20 | Design events | misc. |
1~2: Includes the general definition of design and the definition (description) of the categories (sector category) of each region.
3~4: Includes the status of the design policy of each region.
6~9: Includes the status of the design industry of each region.
10~13: Includes the status of the design education of each region.
14~20: Includes the status of the facilities, system, social programs, and other infrastructure for promoting design of each
Research Summary
The Asia Design Survey pilot project is the Asia regional report for the 2010 World Design Survey. The report seeks to collate the data relevant to the design status of the major countries and cities in the Asia region and develop a common indicators to facilitate the comparison and understanding of the design status of each region in an international context. The project also aims to develop a research framework for the World Design Survey by creating a comprehensive data base of the design industry of the Asia region
Research objectives
- Establish common indicators that will facilitate the comprehensive understanding of the design status in the Asia region by collating and comparing the data relevant to the design status of the region. With the establishment of the common indicators, acquire status data on the design industry, education, policy, and culture and create an objective and reliable report that will become the basis for comprehensive understanding of the design status in the Asia region
- Facilitate the understanding of the magnitude, impact, characteristics and unique differences of the design status through comparison of the design statistics and design policy related data among the countries (or cities).
- Collate basic data for establishing the definition of design as well as for defining the scope, categorization, concept, and coding of the design sector.
- Development of the prototype model for the 2010 World Design Survey project and assess its application potentials
- Provide framework data for establishing the strategy for the World Design Survey
Research Categories
- Basic data for defining design and categorizing the design sectors
- Human resource status of the design specializing companies
- Human resource status of the design education institutes
- Status of design related Guidelines
- Status of design related infrastructure, media and events
Research methods
- Independently conducted research for each Asia region
- Collaborative research by corporations and universities, with participation by research institutes, government agencies, and relevant organizat
- Survey via mail and online
- Individual interview and visitation to organizations
- Collation and analysis of basic data
- Interviewing of experts in each sector
Anticipated Benefits
- Development of design information infrastructure by creating the data base on the design information for each
- Utilized as the basic data for establishing design related Guidelines
Application
- Framework data for the World Design Survey project
- Design policy data to facilitate the understanding the design status of each
- Provide basic data on design to government, industry, universities, and research institutes
- Promotion in domestic and international newspaper as well as in design specializing publications
- Development of the Asia Design Survey website and share information
