Think and Make Reading One response

The Think and Make Reading One was very interesting. It got me thinking on what design actually is. The reading had some very good points and one of them was that design did not have very many boundaries. Design can be expressed in many different ways, such as the most thought of way, fashion, interior design, product design, etc. It can also be in what we think as the more industrial side, like the design of the pipe under the sink. Design has little agreement on what it actually is since it is such a universal term that no profession cohered to it. One way it was defined was by John Heskett and he said design was, "the human capacity to shape and make our environment in ways without precedent in nature, to serve our needs and give meaning to our lives." Design is a very interesting concept that can be used and taken in many ways. It helps shape our world to our needs.