Table of Contents
Who Killed Design?...
Definition
- Design is the envisioning and communication of something which is to BE ... physical, yet is NOT... physical ref
- Moreover, Design with a capital ‘D’ is different from design with little ‘d’. Explanation – the ‘design’ of an artifact is merely a subset of ‘Design’ that identifies, and then solves a problem (in entirety) [proposed by Larry Barrow - Little “d” and Big “D” Design”].
- We often confuse the two terms and believe that the former is all that is required. Design is iterative. In Design, interdisciplinary interaction is important, and often welcomed. However design (with the little ‘d’) is still a proprietary activity…one where the decisions are made solely by a single protagonist, working to develop the artifact, not a solution.
- What does Design mean?
- What is ‘good’ design?
Distinction
- How many distinct ways are there to identify “Design”?
- Technical
- Mechanical
- Electronic
- Aesthetic
- Experiential
- Sensual
- Procedural
- Organizational
- Pedagogical
- Curricula
- Strategies
- Modes of Instruction
- Emotional
- Financial
- Legal
- Business Models
- Illegal
- Backdating
- Managerial
- How does the “non-designer” participate in the future of design?
- What is the contemporary role of the ‘end-user’ in Design? ... and design?
Disciplinary??
- Are there different kinds of Designers? Examples?
- What are examples of the product of Design?
Diplomacy
- Is the relationship between Design and Science a parallelism?
- How do the methods of Science relate to those of Design?
- Is there a hierarchy between design and science?
- Is it productive?
