wikipedia: design is the planning that lays the basis for the making of every object or system. it can be used both as a noun and as a verb and, in a broader way, it means applied arts and engineering. as a verb, "to design" refers to the process of originating and developing a plan for a product, structure, system, or component with intention. as a noun, "a design" is used for either the final (solution) plan (e.g. proposal, drawing, model, description) or the result of implementing that plan in the form of the final product of a design process.