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   De·sign

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   noun

   • 1. a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built or made: "he has just unveiled his design for the new museum" Similar planblueprintdrawingscale drawingsketchoutlinemapplotdiagramdelineationdraftdepictionrepresentationartist's impressionschememodelprototypeproposal
   • ▪ the art or action of conceiving of and producing a plan or drawing: "good design can help the reader understand complicated information"
   • 2. an arrangement of lines or shapes created to form a pattern or decoration: "pottery with a lovely blue and white design" Similar patternmotifdevicestylearrangementcompositionmakeuplayoutconstitutionconfigurationorganizationconstructionshapeformformationfigure
   • 3. purpose, planning, or intention that exists or is thought to exist behind an action, fact, or material object: "the appearance of design in the universe" Similar intentionaimpurposeplanintentobjectiveobjectgoalendtargetpointhopedesirewishdreamaspirationambitionidea

   verb

   • 1. decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it: "a number of architectural students were designing a factory" Similar plandraw plans ofdrawsketchoutlinemap outplotblock outdelineatedraftdepictinventoriginatecreatethink upcome up withdeviseformformulateconceivemakeproducedevelopfashionfabricateforgehatchcoininformal:dream up
   • ▪ do or plan (something) with a specific purpose or intention in mind: "the tax changes were designed to stimulate economic growth" Similar intendaimdevisecontrivepurposeplantailorfashionmake fittingadjustadaptfitgearequipmeandestineorient

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘to designate’): from Latin designare ‘to designate’, reinforced by French désigner. The noun is via French from Italian.

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   What is design noun?

   • Definition of design noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [uncountable, countable] the general arrangement of the different parts of something that is made, such as a building, book, machine, etc. The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models. The system has a fundamental design flaw.

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   What is a design in art?

   • an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed. organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition. the design on a bracelet. a school of design. a design for a new process. His political rivals formulated a design to unseat him.

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   What is a design based on?

   • A design is a drawing which someone produces to show how they would like something to be built or made. A design is a pattern of lines, flowers, or shapes which is used to decorate something. Their range of tableware is decorated with a blackberry design. Many pictures have been based on simple geometric designs.

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