Consilient Design is a joint project by Mark Marrara and James Lentz. In this publication we intend to identify and promote similar ideas from different design theories and ideologies to describe the deep structure of design practices that serve as a foundation for all. It is our belief that by doing so, we will clarify what methodologies and ideas are most effective in informing good design. Furthermore, we believe this distillation should be simpler and more coherent than sum total of the various design ideologies in the all their complex gory detail.