Izakhiwo zangaphakathi o ukwakheka kwangaphakathi (kwesinye isikhathi kukhethwe i-hybrid: ukwakheka kwangaphakathi noma i-Anglicism: design yangaphakathi) ukwakhiwa kwezikhala nezinto ezisetshenziswa kakhulu ezindaweni ezivaliwe, njengamakhaya abantu, izinkampani, izindawo zokwamukela nezindawo zokusebenza.
Abaklami bangaphakathi bavame ukuhlotshaniswa nezinhlamvu ezifana kakhulu nezitayela zangaphakathi, kepha empeleni, abaklami banaka kakhulu ukusebenza nokusebenza kwendawo yokuhlala. Isibonelo, uma ubukhulu bekhabethe kufanelekile, uma kukhona indawo.
Hlonipha isikhala, hlela ifenisha ngendlela entofontofo futhi ephathekayo, funda izinto ezisezingeni eliphakeme nobuchwepheshe obungeke bube yingozi empilweni yabantu abazosebenzisa lezi zindawo, baqede izithiyo zokwakha, benze ukulungiswa kwesakhiwo nokwenziwa kwesimanje ukuthola ukusetshenziswa okusha kwesakhiwo.
Ukufeza umphumela omuhle wokuhlukanisa umsindo, ubudlelwano obuhle phakathi kokusetshenziswa kwamandla nokunethezeka, yonke imvelo kufanele igcine ukuvumelana phakathi kosayizi wendawo yonke nokusetshenziswa kwesikhala esingenalutho.
Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, isibalo se-design yangaphakathi wadlala indima ebaluleke kangaka ekwakhiweni kwezakhiwo zomphakathi noma ezizimele ukuthi izifundo zangempela zaseyunivesithi zazalwa emanyuvesi amaningi ase-Italy (njenge I-Politecnico di Milano).
Ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwalezi zincazelo, konke lokhu kungalandelwa emuva kubuciko bokuhlobisa, obuhlukile kubuciko bokwakha uqobo ngoba abuguquli isakhiwo esithwala umthwalo webhilidi, kepha kusebenza ngokuhlobisa kwangaphakathi nangaphandle nempahla yangempela.
Kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi igama "ukwakhiwa" yethulwe muva nje, isuselwa esiNgisini maphakathi no-1900s, futhi imvamisa ixhunyaniswa nokwakhiwa kwetemu lase-Italy, ukudweba noma ukuhlela.