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The fist chapter, was basically what we learned in class. How design can have so many different meanings, but in essence it is "the human capacity to shape and make our environment in ways without precedent in nature,  to serve our needs and give meaning to our lives." The historical evolution of design is how we went from designing simple artifacts with our hands and resources around us to all of the great things we have today. People kept trying to improve things on how they work and how they look. We also went through the Industrial Revolution that created many new designs. Now with new technologies, markets, and forms of business organization we will get new design ideas to meet these circumstances. The utility and significance of design is mainly how people invest meaning into their designs, and become imaginatively involved in creating a sense of significance.