An edited collection of essays covering the positions of several luminaries in recent design research discourse, from Cross and Manzini to Buchanan and Krippendorff. A part of the collection is devoted to case studies in design research, which are generally illustrative if not comprehensive. Like all collections, it represents a curated selection and as such it leaves out a number of potential themes -- from my personal point of view, notable omissions include the whole "Scandinavian" take on design research. Still, it works quite well to convey a sense of the heterogeneity inside the emerging academic community of design research, in terms of foundational concepts as well as methodological considerations.