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Deciding how something works before reality gets a vote.
means The deliberate act of planning a thing's form, function, and feel so it solves a problem on purpose rather than by accident.
from From Latin designare, to mark out or designate — literally pointing at what you intend before making it, the plan being the point.
Double meaningAlso means scheming; a designing person plots.
Form vs functionGood design is invisible until it fails.
Verb tensionIt is never finished, only abandoned at deadline.