Clarity

Another passion of mine is words. Understanding their meanings, what defines them, comprehending their essence. By focusing on the meaning of words, I can use them more effectively. So I decided that, seeing as I am creating a design blog, I wanted to blog about design. In order to fully understand what it means, I went back to the roots and found the Merriam-Webster's online definition:

Etymology: Middle English, to outline, indicate, mean, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French designer to designate, from Medieval Latin designare, from Latin, to mark out, from de- + signare to mark.

transitive verb

1 : to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan : devise, contrive
2 a : to conceive and plan out in the mind b : to have as a purpose : intend c : to devise for a specific function or end
3 archaic : to indicate with a distinctive mark, sign, or name
4 a : to make a drawing, pattern, or sketch of b : to draw the plans for

intransitive verb

1 : to conceive or execute a plan
2 : to draw, lay out, or prepare a design

But it didn't stop there. Design is also a noun:

1 a : a particular purpose held in view by an individual or group b : deliberate purposive planning
2 : a mental project or scheme in which means to an end are laid down
3 a : a deliberate undercover project or scheme : plot. b plural : aggressive or evil intent —used with on or against
4 : a preliminary sketch or outline showing the main features of something to be executed
5 a : an underlying scheme that governs functioning, developing, or unfolding : pattern, motif b : a plan or protocol for carrying out or accomplishing something (as a scientific experiment); also : the process of preparing this
6 : the arrangement of elements or details in a product or work of art
7 : a decorative pattern
8 : the creative art of executing aesthetic or functional designs

There was also a definition of intelligent design [the theory that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by a designing intelligence]...

Design is a broad term. Art is interwoven into the essence of it's meaning, and by it's very definition, design is not abstract but created with a purpose in mind.

Who knows what direction this blog of mine will take? Apparently, I do. I am creating design with every stroke of my fingers. Bits and pieces. I am weaving them together into a tapestry of design...