Design

Design, usually considered in the context of the applied arts, engineering, architecture, and other such creative endeavours, is used as both a noun and a verb. "Design" as a verb refers to the process of originating and developing a plan for a new object (machine, building, product, etc.). As a noun, "design" is used both for the final plan or proposal (a drawing, model, or other description), or the result of implementing that plan or proposal (the object produced).

Designing normally requires considering aesthetic, functional, and many other aspects of an object, which usually requires considerable research, thought, modeling, iterative adjustment, and re-design.

Design as a process can take many forms depending on the object being designed and the individual or individuals participating.

In philosophy, the abstract noun "design" refers to pattern, or to purpose/purposefulness (or teleology). Design is thus contrasted with purposelessness, randomness, or lack of complexity.

See also

* Architecture
* Automotive design
* Asemic Writing
* Business design
* Ceramic and glass design
* Color design
* Combinatorial designConcerns the existence and construction of mathematical set systems that have specified numerical properties.
* Communication design
* Computer-aided designDrafting and other forms of modelling.
* Critical design
* Design classic
* Design engineer
* Design management
* Design of experiments
* Design research
* Designer
* Environmental design
and Green design
* Error-tolerant design
* Experience design
* Fault tolerant design
* Fashion design
* Game design
* Garden design
* Graphic design
* Inclusive design
* Industrial design
* Information design
* Instructional design
* Intelligent designA creationist theory.
* Interaction designExamines the role of embedded behaviour in human environments.
* Interior design
* Landscape architecture
* New product development
* News design
* Packaging design
* Participatory designActively involving users in the design process.
* Product design
* Reliable system design
* Service design
* Software development
* System design
* Theatrical design
* Universal design
* Web design
* Web accessibility
* Wicked problemsIncludes economic, environmental and political issues.

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