Design like most words has a definition that’s generic so it can be applied as needed. There is no immutable rule when to use it.
The cone of shame my dog has right now “looks cool”; very sleek and streamline for a disposable thing, the designer surely was paid a premium, but the fasteners mechanics were poorly designed; vet tech said even she struggles with them and she puts them on dogs all week.
Design is how it looks and works as “designers” come up with both. The whole idea we can just put our foot down regarding definitions is not at all how reality works since nothing works on divine mandate. It’s relative.
"We talk about design often. At some point during any human lifetime, they will use the word design, and that's a big deal. Aside from 'the' and the 'a' and the 'an' in various languages, design is the fourth most popular word used. Before design was constructed we had the Mesopotamian era, and we all know how that was." -Reggie Watts, 2011
The cone of shame my dog has right now “looks cool”; very sleek and streamline for a disposable thing, the designer surely was paid a premium, but the fasteners mechanics were poorly designed; vet tech said even she struggles with them and she puts them on dogs all week.
Design is how it looks and works as “designers” come up with both. The whole idea we can just put our foot down regarding definitions is not at all how reality works since nothing works on divine mandate. It’s relative.