In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, products, processes, laws, games, graphics, services, or experiences can be called a designer.

The design of clothing, furniture, and other common artifacts were left mostly to tradition or artisans specializing in hand making them.

Despite various specializations within the design industry, all of them have similarities in terms of the approach, skills, and methods of working.

In education, the methods of teaching or the program and theories followed vary according to schools and field of study.

The relationships between team members will vary according to the proposed product, the processes of production or the research followed during the idea development, but normally they give an opportunity to everyone in the team to take a part in the creation process.