"Wat is design?" The key question of the lesson of the minor Concept Development (on the College University of Rotterdam) on the 5th of September. Discussing not only the term, the personal factor plays also a very important role; what is design 'for you'. Several opinions were shared, with 'design' as in a drawing, a sketch, a plan, a structure and so on. After hearing all the different arguments I took the statement that 'design' is just the English term for the Dutch word 'vormgeving' which consists out of two parts; 'vorm' meaning 'shape' and 'giving' meaning 'giving'. Literally translated: 'giving shape' with a material or substance what so ever.
In my essay which is downloadable here I try to prove my statement;
http://student.cmd.hro.nl/0766740/minorpd/vormgeven_van_vormgeving.pdf
Looking for the hands of Escher I found this great interpretation made by Shane Willis, a photographer using the fun of photoshop, for some more pictures of him;
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