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Dear Klaus, you wrote, <snip> i like to keep that decision [defining design] out of the hand of theorists and in the hand of those who are practice design.<endsnip> A quick historical review shows that the identity of being a 'designer' is a transitional process in design sub-fields. I.e. initially the same tasks were being done in the same ways and were not called 'design' until later. It is relatively easy to identify fields and communities of practice that are in the three stages of this transition and in that sense, it is easy to see which fields are becoming design fields. This includes design sub-fields that use design in their name yet are not yet regarded fully as 'design' subfields from some traditional perspectives - communication design being one of these. From this viewpoint, a detached view (typical of theorists) seems to give a much better and fuller picture than the parochial perspective of design practice. Also, many of us are both designers and researchers. Best wishes, Terry