Approach

Design is the act of imposing one’s will on materials to perform a function (Ron Arad, 2004)

Design philosophy

Designs in nature are beautiful because they had the opportunity to evolved over many years. The most important aspects of design may be:

  1. Simplicity and functionality

  2. Reliability and robustness

  3. Aesthetics and association

  4. Cost and energy

10 of the Best Design Philosophies of All Time

What is object design? - Youtube

Planning philosophy for creators

Think ahead, but do not overplan on details (Why Overplanning Can Be Dangerous).

Creating something new cannot rely entirely on an existing process because it is new.

Diverge and converge at all relevant levels multiple times to achieve a professional balanced design.

Try to postpone the engineering of solvable details until they are actually needed.

Iterative development - wikipedia