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# Design

Design is a creative process of imagining, planning or specifying the construction of an object or system, or implementation of an activity or process. The result of the design process whether it is a prototype, product or process may be referred to as a design. 

### **Articles**

* [The Meaning of Design: What Design Is and Why It’s Important](https://shakuro.com/blog/the-meaning-of-design-what-design-is-and-why-its-important)
* [Karen X - How to Become a Designer Without Going to Design School](https://www.karenx.com/blog/how-to-become-a-designer-without-going-to-design-school)
* [Design Lab - How to Become a Designer \[Without Going to Design School\]](#articles)

### Books

* [University of Minnesota Open Textbook Library - Introduction to Design Equity](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/667)
* [Everything There Is To Know About Logo Design](http://www.bluesodapromo.com/blog/logo-design.pdf)
* [Design's Iron Fist](https://studiofellow.com/newsletter/)
* [Design Better - Design Engineering Handbook](https://www.designbetter.co/design-engineering-handbook)
* [Brand House Book](http://www.brandhousebook.com/mobile/index.html#p=1)


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