Artifact Gathering

I enjoyed Kim's talk, her enthusiasm for design research is actually quit inspiring. I most related to her discussion on Artifact Gathering. I feel as though this is the most comfortable form of design research for most students. I must say that I notice most student begin their design research with artifact gathering and a web search of current products. I think that having your hands on a a product is one of the most insightful design research method I have used thus far.