Johann
interesting analysis!
Here is a lunchtime breakdown of some simple thoughts open for opinions:
I was thinking.
Design -- a way of thought / a strategy
Thoughtful living --- considerate humane and smart solutions to daily problems.
Thoughts --- inclusive of all the domains of sciences and the arts,
the economics
, culture and politics. (can't run away from politics and especially
religion but a tactful way of handling
these will keep success and peace. So far few people can sort these
sensitive issures)
In business, design is to seek a special identity, a different way of
arranging the
various elements and put them into a solution in the simplest and most
efficient form
that is of profit.
In humanity -- design is a solution that has to take care of what is
genuinely in need and discard
what is not beneficial to humanity.
Seeking differences in insight has a way of looking into issues that
are not bound to surface
now but possibly in the future.
in politics, religion and culture--- design is mainly about power.
as far as differentiation is concerned, we cannot elude class.
Its probably the material aspect of class that should be minimalised
as much as possible.
pretty much hard to have it very simple like that of a small brilliant crystal.
there goes lunch,
Karen Fu
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At 01:28 PM 13/6/2008, you wrote:
To all
My focus in design theory is somewhat different to a design practice
definition, and for that reason I like Daniel's 'Seeking
differentiation through insight' = although I have to agree that, as a
general design definition, it is too wide.
Some time ago this was discussed, and the mood then was that
(practical) design should not be defined, because it can't be!
Design is a groundless field of knowledge (Wolfgang Jonas), and has to
be re-designed, re-thought each time we make an attempt at
understanding a new situation.
Which brings me back to my focus in design theory - an ontological
phenomenological approach that is literally individual:
each designer must decide, must 'differentiate' (must 'make
distinctions' - Luhmann), on an individual level, what the phenomena
he or she is confronted with means, means to that individual first,
means to the people in the system being observed second, and re-means
to the observing individual, third.
This turns out to be 'differentiation through insight', or, 'in'sight,
'out'sight, renewed 'in'sight, and then, ah!, so that's what 'design'
means, in this particular case. And that, also, means design is (to
the individual) a case of thoughful living, because you cannot 'live
thoughtfully' without taking the other into account.
Johann
>>> Karen Fu <[log in to unmask]> 06/13/08 6:32 AM >>>
"Design is thoughtful living"--- hopefully a modest definition by Karen Fu,
who has been aiming to abide with this definition since 1996.
Karen Fu
On 6/12/08, Daniel Chambers <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> 'Seeking differentiation through insight'
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