Design

Design is the visual appearance or shape given to an object. Design aims to make things prettier, more comfortable, or in some way make them work well and look good.^[1][2][3]

Good design decisions can make a space, for example, a hospital or an airport, more accessible or an image more attractive for advertisements, adding value in the market.^[4] Designers use knowledge and rules from geometry and art to create their designs.

Many different things are designed, so design is sometimes divided to specialties, including graphic design, interior design, vehicle design, furniture design, product design, type design, fashion design and web design, to name a few.^[5][6][7]

Design does not always lead to physical objects; it can involve applications, websites, prototypes, presentations, or serve as a plan for creating something else. Design is also a concept used to create an object (virtual or not). Design is picturing things using the imagination; as to using perception or memory.

1. ↑ Bentley, Daniel. "The greatest designs of modern times". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
2. ↑ Cross, Nigel (2011-04-01). Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work. Berg. ISBN 978-1-84788-846-4.
3. ↑ Simon, Herbert A. (1996-09-26). The Sciences of the Artificial, third edition. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-26449-5.
4. ↑ Margolin, Victor (2009-04-01). "Design in History". Design Issues. 25 (2): 94–105. doi:10.1162/desi.2009.25.2.94. ISSN 0747-9360.
5. ↑ "55 Types Of Design". Simplicable. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
6. ↑ Lester, Georgina (2008-03-19). "Different jobs and responsibilities of various people involved in creating a website". www.Arts-Wales.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
7. ↑ "The Evolution of Web Design". web.archive.org. 2013-10-30. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2024-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)