Design

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

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In the context of the applied arts, engineering, architecture and other such creative endeavours, design is both a noun and a verb. Design in its verb context is the process of originating and developing a plan for an aesthetic and functional object, which usually requires considerable research, thought, modelling, iterative adjustment and re-design. As a noun, design is used both for the final plan of action (a drawing, model or other description), or the result of following that plan of action (the object produced).

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Applied art - Engineering - Architecture - Creative - Noun - Verb - Aesthetic - Functional - Research - Thought - Modelling

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

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Philosophy - Purpose - Teleology - Randomness - Complexity

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