is there a standing definition of the term "design sensibilities"?

Art/Design & Ephemerality

I've long been a fan of Shinichi Maruyama and his water sculptures. I think his work is a fascinating interpretation of "sculpture" and photography. At its core, he is taking something that lacks permanence (the movement of water) and then captures it via photography -- an act that solidifies the permanence of the event, that whole notion of "This event happened. I was there for it."

I know this doesn't quite fall into design thinking, but it got me thinking about the question of permanence in design and art (Valencia's Las Falles also comes to mind). How do we build permanence into modern design? Is there space for it in online and/or social media?

Happiness Through Design

So, apparently I've got this whole design-happiness connection on the brain, but I just came across Don Norman's TED talk on design and thought it was worth sharing. Design > functionality?