Design is defined as the deliberate intention of arranging the elements of a form in a thoughtful way to achieve a desired outcome or effect. The scope of a design is to serve a specific function through a methodical process, though the function may vary depending on the domain in which it is applied, such as graphics, cuisine, theater, architecture, or machinery. While methods can be shared across domains, the formality of a design is prescribed within each unique domain to create the specific design practice needed for that field.
2. “Design” is something that has a result.
The result is not called “object”, “solution”, “product”, or any of
numerous “deliverables”.
The result of design is called “designed”.
Design is the deliberate intention of a form’s arrangement.
3. Design is the deliberate intention of a form’s arrangement.
• Deliberate: thoughtful
• Intention: premeditated outcome
• Form: distinguished singular item
• Arrangement: distribution of the positions and relations of known
elements of the form
The scope of “a Design” is a function,
not a discipline
4. Design is the deliberate intention of a form’s arrangement.
• Deliberate: thoughtful
• Thoughtful is attentive
• Attentive is actively engaged
Deliberate
5. Design is the deliberate intention of a form’s arrangement.
• Intention: premeditated outcome
• Premeditated is desired
• Outcome is an effect
Intention
6. Design is the deliberate intention of a form’s arrangement.
• Form: distinguished singular item
• Distinguished is defined
• Singular is individual
Form
7. Design is the deliberate intention of a form’s arrangement.
• Arrangement: distribution of the positions and relations of known
elements of the form
• Distribution is location
• Elements are properties
Arrangement
8. The scope of a design is a function
“Design is the deliberate intention of a form’s arrangement.”
• A function is a method of processing
• The effect of a method is a targeted type of value
• Value is the significance of a distinction made in a context
• A value is the goal of design
• A goal exists whether or not it is achieved