Reading Response 02

Hesketts writing put the history of design into context.  I appreciate how he didn't try to constrain the definition of design to a static characterization.  He acknowledges that there are multiple opinions about what design is and incorporates them all into its definition. The human factor is the only universal of design. It's a cool concept to think that humans are responsible for utimately every aspect of our tangible world.  It also wasn't until recently in human history that we began to examine how our design processes will affect the future of our enviromnent.  Producing responsible design is just another example of how the definition of design is ever evolving, "objects are not just expressions of a solution to a particular problem at any point in time, but can extend much further, into embodying ideas about how life can be lived in a dynamic process of innovation and refinement beyond the constraints of time and place".