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 Posted by Neredbojias on 01/24/08 11:27 
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:12:08 
GMT Toby A Inkster scribed:  
 
> Neredbojias wrote: 
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>> You seem to be equating design with engineering.  
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> Engineering is often an important part of the design process, 
> depending on what it is being designed. It is, for example, more 
> important when designing a bridge than when designing a cuddly toy. 
 
Designing an automobile and engineering it so it operates useably and 
safely are 2 different things  
  
>> It can be argued that the 2 are separate disciplines and design is 
>> primarily a province of aesthetics. 
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> Yes that can be argued. But only by dolts. 
  
Well, design may include more than simple aesthetics, true, but it isn't 
engineering, either.  Web-page design encompasses techniques of 
functionality regarding the page as a whole, but the detail of _how_ 
those techniques work is beyond the scope of mere design.  
 
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Neredbojias 
Riches are their own reward.
 
  
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