# Designer Intentions Artifact **Opening (not a real abstract):** Do the designer’s intentions determine the proper function of an artifact? by Daniela Zamora Sánchez Philosophy of Technology Do the designer’s intentions determine the proper function of an artifact? No, the intention of the designer does not determine the proper function of an artifact, however the intention of the majority of users does. First, we should know what we mean when we talk about the proper function. The proper function of an artifact is the “real” or “correct” way to use an object, the main function that an object has, even if we can give it numerous other functions. Parsons makes the distinction between the kinds of function with the phrases “function of” and “function as”. For example, a blouse has the function of dressing and can function as a cleaning cloth. What I want to say with user intentions is what the artifact is used for by the majority