[Sigia-l] Putting the "Graphic" back with "Designer"(was:thelesser importance of home pages)

[MJJAIXEN at up.com]

In software engineering, "design" has been a critical early step in almost
every methodology out there, and I doubt that there are many people without
a computer science background capable of performing those tasks dating back
decades.  I would imagine that any engineer of whatever background
(electrical/mechanical/software/etc.) would probably shake their heads in
disgust at using the term "design" unqualified.

Stewart Dean <stew8dean at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I can hear the conversation now..
>
> 'I'm a designer'
> 'What do you design'
> 'Solutions'
> 'Solutions to what'
> 'Design problems'
> 'What kind of design problems?'
>
> Interaction Designer designs interaction,
> Graphic Designer designs visual stuff ('print or web?')
> User Interface Designer designs user interfaces.
> Information Architect architects information (well functionality mostly
but
> the title is well understood).
>
> There are also.
> Product Designers
> Fashion Designers
> Interior Designers
> Fabric Designers
> Magazine Designers
>
> There is a world beyond user experience design.
>
> I'm not really title orientated but there are roles to be carried out on
> projects, such as writing copy - you wouldn't ask a designer as in the
real
> world you don't get 'copy designers'.