Flashcards: Design

Die Neue Sammlung (german: "the new collection") is one of the leading design museums in the world, with the largest collection of industrial and product design.

Hipgnosis was an English art design group based in London that specialised in creating cover art for the albums of rock musicians and bands.

A breadboard is a construction base for prototyping of electronics.

User-centered design (UCD) or user-driven development (UDD) is a framework of processes (not restricted to interfaces or technologies) in which the needs, wants, and limitations of end users of a product, service or process are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process.

An antique (Latin: antiquus; "old", "ancient") is an old collectable item.

A corporate identity is the manner which a corporation, firm or business presents themselves to the public, such as customers and investors as well as employees.

A logo (abbreviation of logotype, from Greek: λόγος logos "word" and τύπος typos "imprint") is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition.

In publishing and graphic design, lorem ipsum (derived from Latin dolorem ipsum, translated as "pain itself") is a filler text commonly used to demonstrate the graphic elements of a document or visual presentation.

Usability is the ease of use and learnability of a human-made object such as a tool or device.

A work of art, artwork, art piece, piece of art or art object is an aesthetic physical item or artistic creation.

Modular design, or "modularity in design", is a design approach that subdivides a system into smaller parts called modules or skids, that can be independently created and then used in different systems.

Floral design is the art of using plant materials and flowers to create a pleasing and balanced composition.

Pressed flower craft consists of drying flower petals and leaves in a flower press to flatten and exclude light and moisture.

The Biedermeier period refers to an era in Central Europe between 1815 and 1848 during which the middle class grew and arts appealed to common sensibilities.

Computer-aided engineering (CAE) is the broad usage of computer software to aid in engineering analysis tasks.

A design engineer is a general term that covers multiple engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical, chemical engineer, aeronautical engineer, civil, and structural /building/architectural.

A vignette, in graphic design, is a unique form for a frame to an image, either illustration or photograph.

Aquascaping is the craft of arranging aquatic plants, as well as rocks, stones, cavework, or driftwood, in an aesthetically pleasing manner within an aquarium—in effect, gardening under water.

Space is one of the elements of design of architecture, as space is continuously studied for its usage.

User experience design (UX, UXD, UED or XD) is the process of enhancing user satisfaction by improving the usability, accessibility, and pleasure provided in the interaction between the user and the product.

Visual design elements and principles describe fundamental ideas about the practice of good visual design.

Human-centered design (HCD) is a design and management framework that develops solutions to problems by involving the human perspective in all steps of the problem-solving process.

Universal design (often inclusive design) refers to broad-spectrum ideas meant to produce buildings, products and environments that are inherently accessible to older people, people without disabilities, and people with disabilities.

The aircraft design process is the engineering design process by which aircraft are designed.

A pattern language is a method of describing good design practices or patterns of useful organization within a field of expertise.

The User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA), formerly the Usability Professionals Association (UPA), is a professional association for people interested in user experience (UX).