The Language of Design and the Design of Language

Abstract

This short essay is a commentary on the article by Michael Lissack, and it provides a point of view. In this point of view it is seen that while one can admit that the channel capacity for human observers is limited, it is exactly this limitation that has led to the emergence of language and the use of language to transcend these very limitations. The problems of the present day can be solved by each observer/participant attending to design. It is in the design and use of language that individuality and balance can emerge. Keywords: Design, Dasein, cognition, observer, reflexivity, cybernetics