What is Design?

How-To-Design.org | Prof. Ian Besler

What is Design?

Latin designare, meaning “to mark out, devise, or designate.” It breaks down into de- (out) and signare (to mark)*

To sort things out.

To make sense.

“A New Chart of History” by Joseph Priestley, (*)
“User Experience Disciplines” UX Design Masterclass,
“Knowing, Reasoning and Visualizing in Industrial Design” The Knowledge Engineering Review, Cambridge University Press,
“You will read this first…” Graphic Design Forum,
“An Abstract Diagram” by Charles Eames,

Interests + Concerns of…

  1. Design Office
    • Who is the design office?
  2. Client
    • Who is the client?
  3. Society
    • What is society?
  4. Conviction + Enthusiasm
    • What is society?