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'''Design''' is the visual appearence or [[shape]] given to an object. Design aims to make things prettier, more comfortable, or better in some way by making them work well and look good.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F4SUVT1XCCwC|title=Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work|last=Cross|first=Nigel|date=2011-04-01|publisher=Berg|isbn=978-1-84788-846-4|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Margolin|first=Victor|date=2009-04|title=Design in History|url=https://direct.mit.edu/desi/article/25/2/94-105/68956|journal=Design Issues|language=en|volume=25|issue=2|pages=94–105|doi=10.1162/desi.2009.25.2.94|issn=0747-9360}}</ref>

Good design decisions can make a space, for example, a [[hospital]] or an [[airport]], more [[Accessibility|accessible]] or an [[Picture|image]] more attractive for [[Advertising|advertisements]], adding value in the market.

[[Designer|Designers]] use knowledge and rules from [[geometry]] and [[art]] to create their designs.

Design is sometimes divided to sub-categories, including [[graphic design]], [[interior design]], [[vehicle]] design, [[furniture]] design, [[Product (business)|product]] design, [[Typography|type design]], [[fashion design]] and [[web design]], to name a few.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dugar|first=Divya|date=2015-12-22|title=Wonder walls: Inside India’s exquisitely decorated haveli mansions|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/india-haveli-painted-mansions|access-date=2025-11-09|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref>

Design does not always lead to physical objects; it can involve [[Computer program|applications]], [[Website|websites]], [[Prototype|prototypes]], [[Presentation|presentations]], or serve as a plan for creating something else. Design is also a [[concept]] used to create an object (virtual or not). Design is picturing things using the [[imagination]]; as to using perception or [[memory]].

== Design Media ==
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File:Braun ABW30 (schwarz).jpg|[[Braun (company)|Braun]] ABW30 wall clock designed by [[Dieter Rams]] and {{ill|Dietrich Lubs|de}} (early 1980s)

File:Swiss army knife closed 20050612.jpg|[[Victorinox]] ''Swiss Army'' knife

File:Brionvega RR126, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni - MNAM.jpg|[[Brionvega]] {{ill|RR 126|it}} [[Radiogram (device)|radiogram]] designed by [[Achille Castiglioni|Achille]] and [[Pier Giacomo Castiglioni]]

File:Cutlery designed by Zaha Hadid for company WMF, 2007 N.3.jpg|[[Cutlery]] designed by architect and designer [[Zaha Hadid]] (2007). The slightly oblique end part of the fork and the spoons, as well as the knife handle, are examples of designing for both aesthetic form and practical function.

File:Y-blokken som plassvegg.jpg|Early concept design sketches by the architect Erling Viksjø, exploring the relationships between existing and proposed new buildings

File:Barényi Béla-biztonsági fejlesztés.jpg|[[Béla Barényi|Barényi Béla]], considered to be the father of safe driving and safety tests, preparing for safety development, which is a core part of the designing process
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== Related pages ==
* [[Universal design]]
* [[Lierna Chair]]
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