Essential Design Concepts: Ergon
“One of the most fundamental design concepts is ergon, which is a Greek term meaning work or activity. (…) An ergon is an activity or function essential to any person or thing. It is a concept as old as Aristotle, who wrote that just as a knife has an ergon of cutting, so a flute-player or sculptor each have a distinctive ergon.” (Ken Archer – Machines for Living)