Design-type research is about discovering the non-existent. Alternatively, some researchers propose that science itself is a type of design. Scientific theories may as well be regarded as inventions, or artifacts, certainly in light of teachings of some of the philosophers of science. So is science a kind of design, or design a kind of science? It does not really matter. The position of the book is that design of meta-artifacts is equivalent to scientific research. Moreover, the philosophy, methodology and principles of traditional science can be applied to design-type of science as well.
– Rustam Vahidov, Concordia University, Canada