Design? What?

If you went around asking people for their definition of design, you'd probably get many different answers. It can be a noun or a verb, depending on how you define it. Lets look at some definitions courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com

–verb (used with object)

1.	to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), esp. to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.

–verb (used without object)

7.	to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans.

8.	to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc.

–noun

9.	an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.

This one is my favorite:

15.	designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives: He had designs on his partner's stock.

It seems that design can be a variation of the process to specific objects or the thing described. Many people would only focus on one aspect of this broad definition.

No matter what the definition is, it should be agreed that design is beneficial to everyone within our world. The designer gets the joy of creating something new and appealing (not to mention the money), the consumer gets to benefit from the aesthetics (the beauty), and the function of such designs. Whether design is the process or the thing created, it is an important part of society. It makes things more pleasurable and unique, more accessible and beneficial. Would anything be created without design??