design

thumb|Braun (company)|Braun ABW30 wall clock designed by [[Dieter Rams and (early 1980s)]] thumb|Victorinox Swiss Army knife thumb|Brionvega radiogram designed by Achille and [[Pier Giacomo Castiglioni]] thumb|alt=An image of cutlery designed by Zaha Hadid|Cutlery designed by architect and designer [[Zaha Hadid (2007). The slightly oblique end part of the fork and the spoons, as well as the knife handle, are examples of designing for both aesthetic form and practical function.]] thumb|Early concept design sketches by the architect Erling Viksjø, exploring the relationships between existing and proposed new buildings alt=Béla Barényi holding car model|thumb|Béla Barényi|Barényi Béla, considered to be the father of safe driving and safety tests, preparing for safety development, which is a core part of the designing process A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word design refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something – its design. The verb to design expresses the process of developing a design. In some cases, the direct construction of an object without an explicit prior plan may also be considered to be a design, such as in arts and crafts. A design is expected to have a purpose within a specific context, typically aiming to satisfy certain goals and constraints while taking into account aesthetic, functional and experiential considerations. Traditional examples of designs are architectural and engineering drawings, circuit diagrams, sewing patterns, and less tangible artefacts such as business process models.

==Designing== People who produce designs are called designers. The term 'designer' usually refers to someone who works professionally in one of the various design areas. Within the professions, the word 'designer' is generally qualified by the area of practice (for example: a fashion designer, a product designer, a web designer, or an interior designer), but it can also designate other practitioners such as architects and engineers (see below: Types of designing). A designer's sequence of activities to produce a design is called a design process, with some employing designated processes such as design thinking and design methods. The process of creating a design can be brief (a quick sketch) or lengthy and complicated, involving considerable research, negotiation, reflection, modeling, interactive adjustment, and re-design.