Design
Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system (as in architectural blueprints, engineering drawings, business processes, circuit diagrams and sewing patterns).
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Description
Design has different connotations in different fields.
In some cases the direct construction of an object (as in pottery, engineering, management, cowboy coding and graphic design) is also considered to be design.
Definition
More formally design has been defined as follows.
- (noun) a specification of an object, manifested by an agent (see User agent), intended to accomplish goals, in a particular environment, using a set of primitive components, satisfying a set of requirements, subject to constraints;
- (verb, transitive) to create a design, in an environment (where the designer operates)
Strategic approach
Another definition for design is a roadmap or a strategic approach for someone to achieve a unique expectation.
It defines:
- Specifications
- Plans
- Parameters
- Costs
- Activities
- Processes
It defines constraints, and how and what to achieve objectives within constraints, including:
- Legal
- Political
- Social
- Environmental
- Safety
- Economic constraints in achieving that objective.
Specifications and primitives
A specification can be manifested as either a plan or a finished product, and primitives are the elements from which the design object is composed.
No universal design language
With such a broad denotation, there is no universal language or unifying institution for designers of all disciplines. This allows for many differing philosophies and approaches toward the subject.
Designers
The person designing is called a designer, which is also a term used for people who work professionally in one of the various design areas, usually also specifying which area is being dealt with (such as a fashion designer, concept designer or web designer).
A designer's sequence of activities is called a design process.
The scientific study of design is called design science.
Considerations
Designing often necessitates considering the aesthetic, functional, economic and sociopolitical dimensions of both the design object and design process.
It may involve considerable research, thought, modeling, interactive adjustment, and re-design.
Objects
Meanwhile, diverse kinds of objects may be designed, including:
- Clothing
- Graphical user interfaces
- Skyscrapers
- Corporate identities
- Business processes
- Methods of designing
See also
- Art
- Composition (visual arts)
- Computational design
- Descriptive geometry
- Design elements and principles
- Design language
- Design pattern
- Fine art
- Golden ratio
- Graphic design
- Graphical user interface
- Mise-en-scène
- Page layout
- Pattern
- Structure
- Visual arts
- Web design
External links
- Design @ Wikipedia
- Design is Fine
