Hi Kai,
Thank you for your message. Good point.
No. Rather more than that
I'm suggesting that design is fundamentally ONLY a choice process. That is a
process of choosing what will be included in the design, the specification
document that describes the outcome that can later be done or made.
I'm suggesting that seeing design as fundamentally a *process of choosing*
opens up the discussion because it then enables one to ask 'What are the
best ways of making these choices of what will be included in a design?'
Martin might argue for a choice process based on human experience and the
other factors he listed.
Klaus might argue for a process based on communication issues and
stakeholder involvement
Marvin Minsky might argue the best approach to choosing what will be in the
design document (i.e, the design) is to use AI.
Don might suggest increased maths and science.
Ken might suggest the best way to identify those choices of what should be
in the specification document that is 'a design' in the way it is
currently taught at university.
By realising that the key process of design is *choice* and the activity of
*choosing*, this helps unpack the situation in theory terms and see the
different ways designers work simply as different ways of getting to those
choices. Each of the different ways that designers use is more or less
effective in particular situations. Each of the different ways (different
design practices and cultures) will result in better or worse choices and
make the choices more or less efficiently in different circumstances.
This is similar to, and extends a little, what Harold and Erik suggested
in the Design Way.
Best wishes,
Terry
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Subject: Re: Why designers need maths
"The underlying mechanism is *choice*. The choice of what bits are in the
specification (design). How the choice is done is relatively irrelevant."
Are you talking about the Laws of Form here?
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