At least two perspectives of layout endeavor are per the action-centric perspective. The two involve 3 common activities.
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A layout strategy is a general philosophy that could or may not incorporate a guide for specific methods. Some are to steer the general target of the design. Other tactics are to lead the developments of the designer.
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In the reflection-in-action paradigm, designers trade between "framing", "making moves", and "evaluating moves". "Framing" refers to conceptualizing the problem, i.e., defining goals and objectives. A "move" is a tentative layout decision. The analysis process might bring about further strikes within the design.
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The rational model was independently developed by Herbert A. Simon,[8][9] an American scientist, and two German engineering design theorists, Gerhard Pahl and Wolfgang Beitz
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In the sensemaking–coevolution–implementation framework, designers exchange among its 3 titular activities. Sensemaking contains both framing and comparing moves. Implementation is the process of constructing the design object. Coevolution is "the approach in which the layout agent concurrently refines its mental picture of the design item in keeping with its mental picture of the context, and vice versa"