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'''Design''' is used both as a noun and a verb. The term is often tied to the various applied arts and engineering. As a verb, "to design" refers to the [[process]] of originating and developing a plan for a product, [[structure]], [[system]], or component with [[intention]][1]. As a noun, "a design" is used for either the final (solution) plan (e.g. proposal, drawing, [[model]], description) or the result of implementing that plan in the form of the final product of a design process[2]. This classification aside, in its broadest sense no other limitations exist and the final product can be anything from socks and jewellery to graphical user interfaces and charts. Even virtual [[concepts]] such as corporate [[identity]] and cultural [[tradition]]s such as celebration of certain holidays[3] are sometimes designed. More recently, processes (in general) have also been treated as products of design, giving new [[meaning]] to the term "process design".

'''Design''' is used both as a noun and a verb. The term is often tied to the various applied arts and engineering. As a verb, "to design" refers to the [[process]] of originating and developing a plan for a product, [[structure]], [[system]], or component with [[intention]][1]. As a noun, "a design" is used for either the final (solution) plan (e.g. proposal, drawing, [[model]], description) or the result of implementing that plan in the form of the final product of a design process[2]. This classification aside, in its broadest sense no other limitations exist and the final product can be anything from socks and jewellery to graphical user interfaces and charts. Even virtual [[concepts]] such as corporate [[identity]] and cultural [[tradition]]s such as celebration of certain holidays[3] are sometimes designed. More recently, processes (in general) have also been treated as products of design, giving new [[meaning]] to the term "process design".

Typical stages of the design process include:

Typical stages of the design process include:

*'''Pre-production design'''

*'''Pre-production design'''

** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_brief Design brief] - a statement of design goals

** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_brief Design brief] - a statement of design goals

** [[Analysis]] - analysis of current design goals

** [[Analysis]] - analysis of current design goals

** [[Research]] - investigating similar design solutions in the field or related topics

** [[Research]] - investigating similar design solutions in the field or related topics

** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specification Specification] - specifying requirements of a design solution for a product (product design specification) or service.

** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specification Specification] - specifying requirements of a design solution for a product (product design specification) or service.

** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_solving Problem solving] - [[concept]]ualizing and documenting design solutions

** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_solving Problem solving] - [[concept]]ualizing and documenting design solutions

** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentation Presentation] - presenting design solutions

** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presentation Presentation] - presenting design solutions

*'''Design during production'''

*'''Design during production'''

** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_development Development] - continuation and improvement of a designed solution

** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_development Development] - continuation and improvement of a designed solution

** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testing Testing] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-situ in-situ] testing a designed solution

** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testing Testing] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-situ in-situ] testing a designed solution

* '''Post-production design feedback for future designs'''

* '''Post-production design feedback for future designs'''

** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implementation Implementation]  - introducing the designed solution into the environment

** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implementation Implementation]  - introducing the designed solution into the environment

** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation Evaluation] and conclusion - summary of [[process]] and results, including constructive criticism and suggestions for future improvements

** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation Evaluation] and conclusion - summary of [[process]] and results, including constructive criticism and suggestions for future improvements

* '''Redesign''' - any or all stages in the design process repeated (with corrections made) at any time before, during, or after production.

* '''Redesign''' - any or all stages in the design process repeated (with corrections made) at any time before, during, or after production.

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://finddesign.blinkr.net Design Search Engine]  

*[https://finddesign.blinkr.net Design Search Engine]  

*[http://www.design-training.com/what-is-design.html What is design?]

*[https://www.design-training.com/what-is-design.html What is design?]

==Footnotes==

==Footnotes==

# See dictionary meanings in the Cambridge Dictionary of American English, at Dictionary.com (esp. meanings 1-5 and 7-8) and at AskOxford (esp. verbs).

# See dictionary meanings in the Cambridge Dictionary of American English, at Dictionary.com (esp. meanings 1-5 and 7-8) and at AskOxford (esp. verbs).

# Holm, Ivar (2006). Ideas and Beliefs in Architecture and Industrial design: How attitudes, orientations and underlying assumptions shape the built environment. Oslo School of Architecture and Design. ISBN 8254701741.

# Holm, Ivar (2006). Ideas and Beliefs in Architecture and Industrial design: How attitudes, orientations and underlying assumptions shape the built environment. Oslo School of Architecture and Design. ISBN 8254701741.

# Mark Getlein, Living With Art, 8th ed. (New York: 2008) 121.

# Mark Getlein, Living With Art, 8th ed. (New York: 2008) 121.

# American Psychological Association (APA): design. (n.d.). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved January 10, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/design

# American Psychological Association (APA): design. (n.d.). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved January 10, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/design

# American Psychological Association (APA): engineering. (n.d.). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved January 10, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/engineering

# American Psychological Association (APA): engineering. (n.d.). The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved January 10, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/engineering

# Examines the role of embedded behaviour in human environments.

# Examines the role of embedded behaviour in human environments.

# Concerns the existence and construction of mathematical set systems that have specified numerical properties.

# Concerns the existence and construction of mathematical set systems that have specified numerical properties.