What is Design?
Design unofficially refers to a proposal for the construction of something in most cases the better designs are a calibration of minds where ideas are generated this process is generally at a high level intellectually or refers to the process of creating such a proposal. At the lower levels of intellectual design, the design just exists and this can be produced as simply by hitting something with a hammer or through construction. This lower level of design generally has less focus on calibration and is generally formed by a single individual in many cases fails to meet the design intent.
Designing general requires consideration of one or in most cases a combination of the following:
Forrn aesthetic appeal styling
Purpose function ergonomics
Cost Economic Factors associated in construction or manufacturing unit cost price
Process of manufacture or construction
Sociopolitical - interaction of social and political factors
Materials and Engineering – structural strength and material properties
These design choices are generally defined in a design brief by the client prior to beginning the design process. The design brief is what the design team keeps in mind throughout the process of deriving compromises of the design choices. Communication of the design compromises is generally communicated through a sketch or a 3 dimensional solid model. The latest solid modeling tools offer fast and costs effective methods of communicating a design to the team and or client.
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