FYI, for those interested in some insights from a rhetorical perspective on how to approach the problem of "defining design", as quoted by Dick Buchanan, former head of the CMU School of Design and current chief of their doctoral program. I've posted the main passage on my blog here:
http://www.ghostinthepixel.com/?p=96 The key point is distinguishing between formal and descriptive definitions, and using Aristotle's four causes as a general guide. Hope the ixda community finds this useful... Best regards, Uday ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
