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The term '''Design paradigm''' derives from the rather ambiguous idea of [[paradigm]] originating in Sociology of Science, which carries at least two main meanings:

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As [[Model (abstract)|models]], [[archetype]]s, or quintessential examples of solutions to problems. A 'paradigmatic design' in this sense, refers to a design solution that is considered by a community as being successful and influential. Usually success is associated to market share or some other measure of popularity, but this need not be the case. For instance, the [[eMate]] and other [[Apple Newton]] devices can be considered as paradigmatic because of their influence in subsequent designs, despite their commercial failure.

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While the first meaning of "design paradigm" refers to exemplary design solutions that create "design trends", the second meaning refers to what a group of people expects from a type of design solutions.

The term "Design paradigm" is used within the [[design]] professions, including [[architecture]], [[industrial design]] and [[engineering]] design, to indicate an archetypal solution. Thus a [[Swiss Army Knife]] is a design [[Paradigm (disambiguation)|paradigm]] illustrating the concept of a single object that changes configuration to address a number of problems.

Design paradigms have been introduced in a number of books including ''Design Paradigms'' by Warren Wake,<ref name="Wake, Design Paradigms" >{{cite book

|last=Wake |first=Warren

|title=Design Paradigms: A Sourcebook for Creative Visualization

|year=2000

|isbn=0471299766

}}</ref> and ''Design Paradigms'' by [[Henry Petroski]].<ref name="Petroski, Design Paradigms" >{{cite book

|last=Petroski |first=Henry

|title=Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering

|year=1994

|isbn=0521466490

}}</ref> Architect Christopher Alexander's ''[[A Pattern Language]]''<ref name="Alexander, A Pattern Language" >{{cite book

|last=Alexander |first=Christopher

|title=A Pattern Language

|year=1978

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==See also==

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