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Definitions of Design: Sriram V, 8405

Design:

Design is a creative activity whose aim is to establish the multi-faceted qualities of objects,

 processes, services and their systems in whole life cycles. Therefore, design is the central

factor of innovative humanisation of technologies and the crucial factor of cultural and

economic exchange.

Design seeks to discover and assess structural, organisational, functional, expressive and

economic relationships, with the task of:

• Pleasing final users, producers and market protagonists alike. (social ethics)

• Giving products, services and systems, those forms that are expressive of(semiology)

and coherent with (aesthetics) their proper complexity

Example:

Designing a flower vase exterior – In itself, the activity shows innovation, creativity and

demands that the design accentuates the shape of the object.

Definition:

Realization of a concept or idea into a configuration, drawing, model, mould, pattern, plan

or specification (on which the actual or commercial production of an item is based) and

which helps achieve the item's designated objective(s). - www.businessdictionary.com

Design is the process of taking something from its existing state and moving it to a preferred

state. - Chartered Society of Designers

Product design:

Product design is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of 

ideas through a process that leads to new products. It is a subset of the design branch and has

to consider a host of factors. The design must satisfy a broad array of requirements in a

condition of balanced effectiveness. A product is designed to perform a particular function or 

set of functions effectively and reliably, to be economically manufacturable, to be profitablysalable, to suit the purposes and the attitudes of the consumer, and to be durable, safe, and

economical to operate. For instance, the design must take into consideration the particular 

manufacturing facilities, available materials, know-how, and economic resources of the

manufacturer. The product may need to be packaged; usually it will also need to be shipped

so that it should be light in weight and sturdy of construction. The product should appear 

significant, effective, compatible with the culture, and appear to be worth more than the

 price.

Example:

Design of antennas for communication – The product needs good functionality, aesthetics

and also a hold over costs.

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Definition:

The determination and specification of the parts of a product and their interrelationship so

that they become a unified whole.

Industrial design:

Industrial design is a combination of applied art and applied science, whereby the aesthetics,

ergonomics and usability of products may be improved for marketability and production.

The adjective "industrial" put to design must be related to the term industry or in its meaning

of sector of production or in its ancient meaning of "industrious activity". Thus, design is anactivity involving a wide spectrum of professions in which products, services, graphics,

interiors and architecture all take part. Together, these activities should further enhance - in a

choral way with other related professions - the value of life. - ICSID

Example:

Design of product with wide manufacturing range, like a car – This requires the availability

of appropriate methods of production also along with the already mentioned features of 

 product design. (Most of the examples of product design can also be extended to industrial

design.)

Definition:

Industrial Design (ID) is the professional service of creating and developing concepts and

specifications that optimize the function, value and appearance of products and systems for 

the mutual benefit of both user and manufacturer. - Carnegie Mellon's School of Design

References:

www.wikipedia.org

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/