Design Framework
设计框架，由若干概念及其相互关系构成的结构化知识体系，用于辅助设计决策、生成制品、引导评估与沟通。
English Definition
"A structured set of concepts and their interrelations used by designers and researchers to reason about design problems, generate artifacts, and guide evaluation."
用法说明 · 针对中文母语者
文中区分 descriptive（描述型，可作启发）与 explanatory（解释型，可推导假设）两类框架。区别于 design pattern（可复用的具体解决方案）和 design principle（设计原则）。
真实用例 · 3 条
"Design frameworks are a form of design knowledge that designers can use to create interfaces and systems that users find efficient, effective or beneficial in other dimensions of user experience."
"Together the taxonomy and design guidelines constitute our Tangible Learning Design Framework (see Fig. 2 and Table 1 for a summary)."
"There are currently no explanatory Tangible Learning Design Frameworks; our framework is the first step toward filling this gap."