Hello,
Just wondering how many of us on this list work (either as designers or
design researchers) across multiple design sectors?
One way of describing Gunnar's 'constellation' is in terms of the background
knowledge that designers use. The main groups seem to be:
Humanities/sociology/anthropology/ethnography
Art
Business/organisation
Environment/ecological/biological
Architecture/planning
Government/policy/power/control
Software/programming
Engineering
Perhaps I've missed some?
I'd be interested to get a feeling about how many on this list commonly work
across these sectors and consider themselves fluent in the understanding and
language of multiple sectors.
Best wishes
Terry
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Gunnar
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Subject: Re: A simple definition of 'Design'?
Nobody should be surprised that I tend to agree with Gavin's wittgensteinian
language approach in that I see "design" not as a single field but rather as
a constellation of variously (and variably) related fields. The assumption
that the word "design" has a single meaning allows people to "agree" or
"disagree" while in separate conversations.
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