[ux] What is Design?

Spencer spencerone at openmailbox.org
Sat Mar 12 15:18:31 UTC 2016


1 de·sign verb \di-ˈzīn\

To plan and make decisions about [something]; to plan and make 
[something] for a specific use or purpose, or no purpose at all; to 
think of [something, such as a plan]; to plan [something].

ORIGIN - late Middle English as a verb in the sense 'to designate'; from 
Latin designare 'to designate', reinforced by French désigner; the noun 
is via French from Italian.

TL;DR - to designate.

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