I wouldn't go so far as saying the only context is the human context. This is certainly true of many - possibly most - design, but there's also many things that expressly do NOT interact directly with a human. Car engines, for instance. Motors in refrigerators. Computer hardware. Most of the software in the world. All these things (and more) enable an appropriate infrastructure for artifacts that interact with humans, but don't interact themselves.
Yet all these things are also designed, and I seriously think they should be included in the domain of design.
Cheers.
Fil
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From: "Miltiadis D. Lytras" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:33 pm
Subject: Re: The Design Domain
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> Dear all
> the only context for Design is the HUMAN..Without human entity [tangible,
> intangible) there is no design.
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> So Design for me is the mind art of analyzing the best fit of human into
> the socio-cultural-economic-technological environment promoting the
> ongoing change of humanity's perception for the humans capacities beyond
> limits.
>
> Best
> Miltiadis Lytras
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