Design is mainly defined by planning and communicating that said plan via sketch or drawing, but the part I most connect with is the balance between form and function.
A solution to a problem is something functional but it doesn’t have to be dry and purely functional.
You can’t spell function with out fun so why not make it fun? Why not add color, life?
I love design because it is a place for innovation, practical and playful. Design is acknowledging that things can be better and making them so.