D.o.D. Ch.1

     This first chapter introduced the idea of design to the reader.  It looked into the philosophical and deeper meanings of design using philosophers like Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci, Plato, and many more.  Frederick Brooks Jr. did a good job of defining the concepts of design.  He refereed to the era of the original architecture developed by IBM in the 60's. Then he talked about how valuable design concepts are.  He also briefly went into the process of design and cited many designers ideas of design from 1450 to 1990.  In conclusion Brooks introduced the "Kinds of Design," which he will look further into throughout the book. Essentially this was an introduction chapter...go figure.