What Is Design?

Design, a simple word yet not easy to explain.  It is one of those words which many have known and heard of.  There are numerous definitions of the word.  Some are long and elaborate, while others are concise and simple.  In other words, everyone has his own personal explanation.

A good definition of Design would be – Design is the process of a new creation, in which the designer through his experience and skill has to make something to fulfil the public’s needs.

To come up with a final product, the designer has to go through different procedures.  There are quite a good number of them, which mainly include:

• ·       The Problem
• ·       The Brainstorming
• ·       The Sketches
• ·       The Development
• ·       The Experimentation
• ·       The Presentation
• ·       The Selling of the Design

The designers are problem solvers themselves.  They use their training, skills and also experience to find the solutions to the everyday problems.  The designers can be said to be both technicians and artists.

One must also take note that a new design comes up when the original design is modified.  It could be the addition of new functions, or could be less and simpler, or the technology is changed, the form or even the function itself is altered.  New ideas come up every day!