Of course, with agriculture came the first big civilizations, the first cities built of mud and brick, the first empires. And it was the administers of these empires who began hiring people to keep track of the wheat and sheep and wine that was owed and the taxes that was owed on them by making marks; marks on clay in that time.
Howard RheingoldIn the broad sense design means thinking about what the function or purpose of things or processes are, and translating that into action.
Howard RheingoldDinosaurs grew feathers for heat regulation, but the ones that started flying started becoming birds.
Howard Rheingold