Fantastic interview and great explanation on what a PhD in design is all about. HARD WORK, DEEP THOUGHT. I have always wondered what a Doctorate in design entails and it sounds uber intense. I wish I had the time and locale to apply for the programs. It seems right now with work, wife, dog, football and life, it is difficult for me to complete this MA.
I think what makes this interview really good it the interviewer, Steven Heller. His questions were well "researched" and well thought out. The NC State Doctor of Philosophy in Design program sounds very deep and intimidating. My brain may explode in that program. But if I decide to move I may look into it.
Interesting quote "The PhD is not another step in aquiring increasingly "professional" qualifications." I know a few people working on their PhD (not in design) and they talk about how much dough and impressive jobs they'll get after they earn their doctorate. Davis's mind set to the PhD is ideal in an ideal world but in this market a PhD compared to a MA in a job interview doesn't hurt. But all in all she has me sold and I love her philosophical mind.
I think the line in the interview that poked my mind the most is the line after the one above "It is a very different path to the development of specific kinds of knowledge that don't currently exist". Good explanation as to what the PhD in design means.
The path to nonexistent knowledge starts here.
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