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I was going to start this post by giving a definition of what design is. It is both a noun as well as a verb (and even an adjective in some cases). And for me to try to define design would be more of a personal perspective, instead of an objective view of what it is. But before I dive in head-first I must say, design is not something I fully grasp the concept of yet … I am still trying to solve my problem of understanding design through design…
Design is everywhere and everything. Design touches and affects everyone. Design is all around us, and sometimes we don’t even realize it. Next time you step into your car check out your glove compartment. Someone had to design that, to make sure it works (opens and closes), to make it aesthetically pleasing or blend into the car. Design goes into the process of everything. After we being to think of something (even things such as our math homework), we begin to design it (one lays out the math homework on paper – or should I say designs their math homework on paper). Design is used to be the solutions to our problems. In order to create we must first design. Man has been doing this throughout the ages. In order to hunt, man needed to first design a weapon or tool to use.
Instead of looking at the past, lets look at our present. When one thinks of design, they usually think “fashion” and “style” design. This is because this is the type of design that is widely publicized. However, design today is more than just fashion – it is the foundation of our society. In recent problems that have occurred such as finding a solution to alternative energy & finding an alternative to oil, we have begun the process of designing and re-designing. We work until we find the solution.
It is hard to put constraints on design, when you begin to do so you make tradeoffs. You take one thing away in favor of another. So for the purpose of this blog there are no constraints on design. How can you put constraints on something that is affects almost everything. The beauty of design is that it creates choices. You can take one thing – a coat – it was once designed. But beyond that, that coat was taken and designed into more coats, different shapes, sizes, etc. And you have the power to choose which design of coat you want (the solution to your problem). Design shapes the world around us, from lampposts to buildings to socks. Stop and look.
sock picture from:
[http://www.bicycleapparel.com/images/Socks/sock-features.jpg ]
world globe picture from:
[http://totalnautical.com/upload_files/photo/pwcf5v3.jpg ]
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