DesignDex is a design research platform built for students, designers, and innovators. Discover credible research papers, academic studies, and evidence across product design, engineering, psychology, ergonomics, sustainability, materials, technology, and more. Search or explore multidisciplinary research, find unexpected insights, and build better design projects backed by real evidence, not AI-generated citations.

DesignDex is a free design research platform that aggregates peer-reviewed academic studies across UX, industrial design, human factors, ergonomics, and sustainability — and transforms them into digestible, actionable insights. Every study includes the research aim, methodology, key findings, and a practical design takeaway. Updated daily. Built for IB Design Technology students, university design students, educators, and early-career designers who need evidence-based research without paywalls.