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Braun ABW30 wall clock designed by Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs [de] (early 1980s) Braun ABW30 (schwarz).jpg
Braun ABW30 wall clock designed by Dieter Rams and Dietrich Lubs  [ de ] (early 1980s)
Victorinox Swiss Army knife Swiss army knife closed 20050612.jpg
Victorinox Swiss Army knife
Cutlery designed by architect and designer Zaha Hadid (2007). The slightly oblique end part of the fork and the spoons, as well as the knife handle, are examples of designing for both aesthetic form and practical function. Cutlery designed by Zaha Hadid for company WMF, 2007 N.3.jpg
Cutlery designed by architect and designer Zaha Hadid (2007). The slightly oblique end part of the fork and the spoons, as well as the knife handle, are examples of designing for both aesthetic form and practical function.
Early concept design sketches by the architect Erling Viksjo, exploring the relationships between existing and proposed new buildings Y-blokken som plassvegg.jpg
Early concept design sketches by the architect Erling Viksjø, exploring the relationships between existing and proposed new buildings
Barenyi Bela, considered to be the father of safe driving and safety tests, preparing for safety development, which is a core part of the designing process Barenyi Bela-biztonsagi fejlesztes.jpg
Barényi Béla, considered to be the father of safe driving and safety tests, preparing for safety development, which is a core part of the designing process

A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word design refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something – its design. The verb to design expresses the process of developing a design. In some cases, the direct construction of an object without an explicit prior plan may also be considered to be a design (such as in arts and crafts). A design is expected to have a purpose within a specific context, typically aiming to satisfy certain goals and constraints while taking into account aesthetic, functional and experiential considerations. Traditional examples of designs are architectural and engineering drawings, circuit diagrams, sewing patterns, and less tangible artefacts such as business process models. [1] [2]

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Designing

People who produce designs are called designers . The term 'designer' usually refers to someone who works professionally in one of the various design areas. Within the professions, the word 'designer' is generally qualified by the area of practice (for example: a fashion designer, a product designer, a web designer, or an interior designer), but it can also designate other practitioners such as architects and engineers (see below: Types of designing). A designer's sequence of activities to produce a design is called a design process, with some employing designated processes such as design thinking and design methods. The process of creating a design can be brief (a quick sketch) or lengthy and complicated, involving considerable research, negotiation, reflection, modeling, interactive adjustment, and re-design.

Designing is also a widespread activity outside of the professions of those formally recognized as designers. In his influential book The Sciences of the Artificial, the interdisciplinary scientist Herbert A. Simon proposed that, "Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones." [3] According to the design researcher Nigel Cross, "Everyone can – and does – design," and "Design ability is something that everyone has, to some extent, because it is embedded in our brains as a natural cognitive function." [4]

History of design

The study of design history is complicated by varying interpretations of what constitutes 'designing'. Many design historians, such as John Heskett, look to the Industrial Revolution and the development of mass production. [5] Others subscribe to conceptions of design that include pre-industrial objects and artefacts, beginning their narratives of design in prehistoric times. [6] Originally situated within art history, the historical development of the discipline of design history coalesced in the 1970s, as interested academics worked to recognize design as a separate and legitimate target for historical research. [7] Early influential design historians include German-British art historian Nikolaus Pevsner and Swiss historian and architecture critic Sigfried Giedion.

Design education

In Western Europe, institutions for design education date back to the nineteenth century. The Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry was founded in 1818, followed by the United Kingdom's Government School of Design (1837), and Konstfack in Sweden (1844). The Rhode Island School of Design was founded in the United States in 1877. The German art and design school Bauhaus, founded in 1919, greatly influenced modern design education. [8]

Design education covers the teaching of theory, knowledge, and values in the design of products, services, and environments, with a focus on the development of both particular and general skills for designing. Traditionally, its primary orientation has been to prepare students for professional design practice, based on project work and studio, or atelier, teaching methods.

There are also broader forms of higher education in design studies and design thinking. Design is also a part of general education, for example within the curriculum topic, Design and Technology. The development of design in general education in the 1970s created a need to identify fundamental aspects of 'designerly' ways of knowing, thinking, and acting, which resulted in establishing design as a distinct discipline of study. [9]

Design process

Substantial disagreement exists concerning how designers in many fields, whether amateur or professional, alone or in teams, produce designs. [10] Design researchers Dorst and Dijkhuis acknowledged that "there are many ways of describing design processes," and compare and contrast two dominant but different views of the design process: as a rational problem-solving process and as a process of reflection-in-action. They suggested that these two paradigms "represent two fundamentally different ways of looking at the world  positivism and constructionism." [11] The paradigms may reflect differing views of how designing should be done and how it actually is done, and both have a variety of names. The problem-solving view has been called "the rational model," [12] "technical rationality" [13] and "the reason-centric perspective." [14] The alternative view has been called "reflection-in-action," [13] "coevolution" [15] and "the action-centric perspective." [14]

Rational model

The rational model was independently developed by Herbert A. Simon, [16] [17] an American scientist, and two German engineering design theorists, Gerhard Pahl and Wolfgang Beitz. [18] It posits that:

  1. Designers attempt to optimize a design candidate for known constraints and objectives.
  2. The design process is plan-driven.
  3. The design process is understood in terms of a discrete sequence of stages.

The rational model is based on a rationalist philosophy [12] and underlies the waterfall model, [19] systems development life cycle, [20] and much of the engineering design literature. [21] According to the rationalist philosophy, design is informed by research and knowledge in a predictable and controlled manner. [22]

Typical stages consistent with the rational model include the following: [23]

Each stage has many associated best practices. [25]

Criticism of the rational model

The rational model has been widely criticized on two primary grounds:

  1. Designers do not work this way – extensive empirical evidence has demonstrated that designers do not act as the rational model suggests. [13] [14] [26]
  2. Unrealistic assumptions – goals are often unknown when a design project begins, and the requirements and constraints continue to change. [12] [27]

Action-centric model

The action-centric perspective is a label given to a collection of interrelated concepts, which are antithetical to the rational model. [14] It posits that:

  1. Designers use creativity and emotion to generate design candidates.
  2. The design process is improvised.
  3. No universal sequence of stages is apparent – analysis, design, and implementation are contemporary and inextricably linked. [14]

The action-centric perspective is based on an empiricist philosophy and broadly consistent with the agile approach [28] and methodical development. [29] Substantial empirical evidence supports the veracity of this perspective in describing the actions of real designers. [26] Like the rational model, the action-centric model sees design as informed by research and knowledge. [30]

At least two views of design activity are consistent with the action-centric perspective. Both involve these three basic activities:

The concept of the design cycle is understood as a circular time structure, [31] which may start with the thinking of an idea, then expressing it by the use of visual or verbal means of communication (design tools), the sharing and perceiving of the expressed idea, and finally starting a new cycle with the critical rethinking of the perceived idea. Anderson points out that this concept emphasizes the importance of the means of expression, which at the same time are means of perception of any design ideas. [32]

Philosophies

Philosophy of design is the study of definitions, assumptions, foundations, and implications of design. There are also many informal 'philosophies' for guiding design such as personal values or preferred approaches.

Approaches to design

Some of these values and approaches include:

Relationship with the arts

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Brionvega RR 126  [ it ] radiogram designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni

The boundaries between art and design are blurry, largely due to a range of applications both for the term 'art' and the term 'design'. Applied arts can include industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, and the decorative arts which traditionally includes craft objects. In graphic arts (2D image making that ranges from photography to illustration), the distinction is often made between fine art and commercial art, based on the context within which the work is produced and how it is traded.

Types of designing

See also

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