Design is the planning that lays the basis for the making of every object or system. It can be used both as a
noun and as a
verb and, in a broader way, it means
applied arts and
engineering (See design disciplines below). As a verb, "to design" refers to the process of originating and
developing a plan for a product, structure, system, or component with intention
[1]. As a noun, "a design" is used for either the final (solution)
plan (e.g. proposal, drawing, model, description) or the result of implementing that plan in the form of the final product of a design process
[2]. This classification aside, in its broadest sense no other limitations exist and the final product can be anything from
clothing to
graphical user interfaces to
skyscrapers. Even
virtual concepts such as
corporate identity and cultural traditions such as celebration of certain holidays
[3] are sometimes designed. More recently, processes (in general) have also been treated as products of design, giving new meaning to the term
process design.