What is your definition of design?

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Goal / Target

In scientific research and university education design is used as a synonym for “research plan”.
The design describes under which conditions the material, the person, and the behaviour will be examined.
Every step, each alternative will be described. A previously very well stipulated research design is necessary to make afterwards scientific conclusions from the observed research measurements. The research of Gregor Mendel regarding the heritable qualifications of peas is a good example.

Is design an expression of art?

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Ability
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Trade

It is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations and modes of expression, including music and literature. The meaning of art is explored in a branch of philosophy known as Aesthetics.

Ernest Mourmans, The Gallery Mourmans, Lanaken

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Ettore Sottsass, Entwurfsskizze für das Mourmans-Haus in Lanaken

Bild via storiesofhouses: »Sottsass made a sketch of the house which seems to show how to build the mind of the collector.«


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