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Instead of giving a summary of each chapter, I thought it would be easier to expand on things that I found interesting within the readings. One such example of this is in chapter three when the book talks about culture and social groups and how that has an influence on community, value and organization. The book states that design encompasses everyday life and has influence on peoples' lives. It was the same thing that was discussed during lecture about how things have to be designed to appeal to wants and they have to adapt to changes that are defined by society. different things have to be taken into account such as national or international appeal for example. Chapter 4 goes into more detail about how this is accomplished. things are sometimes created with a specific purpose in mind but can be used in different ways. An example of that is the IPad which is a tablet that was at first a questionable product more recently 'cloned' by many companies to compete with Apple. Chapter 6 gets into uses of space such as landscaping and interior space design.The book gives many examples of Japanese customs which gives a comparison to our society. I would not think that the set up of a space would have much of any effect on even the smallest things but everyone will react to a space in different way, so designers have to keep that in mind when creating spaces. An example could be to use communication in design from chapter 5 to change the way work areas are formed to make it easier to get things accomplished. One idea was in class when we discussed Cup o Joe where people use the space for meetings and work space because it is different from the normal office. These types of ideas can benefit people in many different situations. The experience a person has is a major part of how effective design is.