Dear Terry,
In your definition of 'a design', you state that 'something' is specified. Can
you please say some more about how you see the relationship between the
'something' and the specification?
In particular, I am interested in whether your definition requires a sharp
distinction between the 'something' and the specification, and whether
there is primacy of the specification over the 'something'.
The same question holds for the 'something' and the 'be[ing] made or done'.
In your view, is there a sharp distinction between these aspects and
primacy of one over the other?
Best wishes,
Luke
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In the definition, the term 'specification' is simply something that is
specified.
How it is specified is not specified in the definition. So any means
of specification
is fine - maths, words, whatever. The crucial issue is that it is specific.
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'A design' - a specification of something that is to be made or done
'A designer' - someone or something that creates a design (as defined
above) by whatever means, including non-goal directed means
'To design' - to create a design (as defined above) by whatever means,
including
non-goal directed mean
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Luke Feast | Lecturer | Early Career Development Fellow | PhD Candidate |
Faculty of Design, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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