Design
What is design? A google search tells me that design is “a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made”. Yet this definition seems to be lacking. Design as defined above would be what I call blueprint.
There’s this other area of design which can be considered art. This deals with aestheticism, user interface and user experience. I am sure everyone has used a product which immediately struck us. Whether it is the ease of use, the elegant solution of a problem, or just something that’s pleasing to the eye, such products have that additional element of great design.
Engineering serves to provide solutions through the application of science. Design? I am still figuring out the answer. Art surely plays a part. Psychology and the other social sciences? Yes. What about science? Without clear understanding of physical laws, it would be near impossible to develop products from blueprint to existence.