What is Design?
Design is a plan to create something with an intentional use and specific purpose in mind. Special attention is given to the function or workings of an item to make it practical, useful and pleasing to the eye. There are fundamental rules or principles of design that must be followed in order for the object to be useful, successful and aesthetically accepted. The seven fundamental principles of design are emphasis, balance and alignment, contrast, repetition, proportion, movement and white space. The designer uses these principles to put forth a plan for the construction of an object or system. Design is the vision or plan for what the item's purpose will be when fully executed. Some fields of design are fashion, architecture, construction, visual art, multi-media, photography, industrial engineers and interior design. When you think of all the things we use in our daily lives that have been designed it's quite astounding. As consumers we probably don't appreciate design enough.