A New Mind and New Design

I found these two articles fairly interesting, especially A Whole New Mind. I found it strange and rather pleasing that so much of the world is switching from these “textbook” ideas of what success and knowledge are, to more right brain ways of thinking about and doing things.  It mentioned how even large car manufactures such as General Motors are in the art business.  They are designing “art, entertainment and mobile sculpture, which, coincidentally, also provide transportation” (53).  More and more companies today are beginning to take this switch to more of an art associated path of growth.  They are starting to think more right side rather left side. None of this would be possible without well thought out designs.  For the process of designing these systems, one must understand what design is. “Design began at the very moment man started to use tools” (412).  Using our vessel or hands we are able to craft thousands of ideas into reality, solve problems and keep ourselves safe.  It all begins with design.