Design
noun
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.
The duo has produced designs for a range of products
Often appears as...
- architectural design
- fashion design
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Technical
verb
Decide upon the look and functioning of a product, building, or other object, by making a detailed drawing of it.
He designed a new waterproof jacket
Often appears as...
- design a building
- design a garment
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A method or plan chosen to bring about a desired future, such as achievement of a goal or solution to a problem.
The design of the sales strategy was elaborately thought out
Often appears as...
- design of a strategy
- design of an experiment
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Academic
verb
Intend for a particular purpose.
This room was designed for holding meetings
Often appears as...
- designed for use
- designed for purpose
noun
A decorative pattern.
The design on the dress is quite unique
Often appears as...
- design on a fabric
- design on a pot
verb
To form or conceive in the mind; invent.
She designed a good excuse for not attending the party
Often appears as...
- design a plot
- design an excuse
noun
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.
The duo has produced designs for a range of products
Often appears as...
- architectural design
- fashion design
Usage tips
Technical
verb
Decide upon the look and functioning of a product, building, or other object, by making a detailed drawing of it.
He designed a new waterproof jacket
Often appears as...
- design a building
- design a garment
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A method or plan chosen to bring about a desired future, such as achievement of a goal or solution to a problem.
The design of the sales strategy was elaborately thought out
Often appears as...
- design of a strategy
- design of an experiment
Usage tips
Academic
verb
Intend for a particular purpose.
This room was designed for holding meetings
Often appears as...
- designed for use
- designed for purpose
noun
A decorative pattern.
The design on the dress is quite unique
Often appears as...
- design on a fabric
- design on a pot
verb
To form or conceive in the mind; invent.
She designed a good excuse for not attending the party
Often appears as...
- design a plot
- design an excuse
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Visualizing Concepts
Think of 'design' as visualizing and planning before creation, mostly in artistic or technical fields.
Architectural design is crucial before construction begins.
Pro Tip 2/2Preparation Stage
'Design' often refers to the stage where ideas take a preliminary form, such as sketches.
Her fashion designs start as sketches on paper.
Pro Tip 1/2Visualizing Concepts
Think of 'design' as visualizing and planning before creation, mostly in artistic or technical fields.
Architectural design is crucial before construction begins.
Pro Tip 2/2Preparation Stage
'Design' often refers to the stage where ideas take a preliminary form, such as sketches.
Her fashion designs start as sketches on paper.
Pro Tip 1/2Visualizing Concepts
Think of 'design' as visualizing and planning before creation, mostly in artistic or technical fields.
Architectural design is crucial before construction begins.
Pro Tip 2/2Preparation Stage
'Design' often refers to the stage where ideas take a preliminary form, such as sketches.
Her fashion designs start as sketches on paper.
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this created a level of complexity in our manufacturing and quality control you know they're very frustrated with me because they don't know how to tell if something's good or not but you know it's a very important decision so looking at these details and you know thinking through all these design
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Why are some people...
were designed for the right-handed majority. Because lefties are worse at using these tools, and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world, eventually disappearing from the population. So by correctly predicting the distribution
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Can you solve the...
has embarked on a new flying around the world nonstop in a plane of his own design. Able to travel consistently at the incredible speed of one degree longitude around the equator per minute, the plane would take six hours to circle the world.
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Why don't perpetual...
leaving one side of the wheel perpetually heavier than the other. The imbalance would keep the wheel turning forever. Bhaskara's drawing was one of the earliest designs for a perpetual motion machine,
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Why do we love? A...
Humans are designed to procreate, but without the ecstasy of passionate love, sex is unsatisfying. Our fear of the cold, cruel world tempts us to build hard shells to protect and isolate ourselves.
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The myth of Icarus and...
He invented carpentry and all the tools used for it. He designed the first bathhouse and the first dance floor. He made sculptures so lifelike that Hercules mistook them for actual men.
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The Impossible Bridge PIPE...
design that can answer all their concerns a cable-stayed bridge its structure is rigid enough for heavy train traffic because the support cables attached directly to the towers
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The best kindergarten...
If you are a parent, you know that kids love to keep making circles. This is how the rooftop looks. And why did we design this? The principal of this kindergarten said,
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Putting the Cub's Teeth...
which are the ones that are designed for chewing off chunks of flesh. Dearie me. Just I'd leave him alone for a second. Turned into a tiger.
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When jewelry gets smart...
this created a level of complexity in our manufacturing and quality control you know they're very frustrated with me because they don't know how to tell if something's good or not but you know it's a very important decision so looking at these details and you know thinking through all these design
Video examples
Why are some people...
were designed for the right-handed majority. Because lefties are worse at using these tools, and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world, eventually disappearing from the population. So by correctly predicting the distribution
Video examples
Would you opt for a life...
It may seem like a tempting offer, but perhaps it's not as ideal as it sounds. The experiment was actually designed to refute a philosophical notion called hedonism. According to hedonists, maximizing net pleasure is the most important thing in life
Video examples
Can you solve the...
has embarked on a new flying around the world nonstop in a plane of his own design. Able to travel consistently at the incredible speed of one degree longitude around the equator per minute, the plane would take six hours to circle the world.
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
leaving one side of the wheel perpetually heavier than the other. The imbalance would keep the wheel turning forever. Bhaskara's drawing was one of the earliest designs for a perpetual motion machine,
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
Humans are designed to procreate, but without the ecstasy of passionate love, sex is unsatisfying. Our fear of the cold, cruel world tempts us to build hard shells to protect and isolate ourselves.
Video examples
The myth of Icarus and...
He invented carpentry and all the tools used for it. He designed the first bathhouse and the first dance floor. He made sculptures so lifelike that Hercules mistook them for actual men.
Video examples
The Impossible Bridge PIPE...
design that can answer all their concerns a cable-stayed bridge its structure is rigid enough for heavy train traffic because the support cables attached directly to the towers
Video examples
The best kindergarten...
If you are a parent, you know that kids love to keep making circles. This is how the rooftop looks. And why did we design this? The principal of this kindergarten said,
Video examples
Putting the Cub's Teeth...
which are the ones that are designed for chewing off chunks of flesh. Dearie me. Just I'd leave him alone for a second. Turned into a tiger.
Example 1 of 10
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
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B. F. Skinner
American Psychologist
I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.
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Ted Naifeh
American Writer
Character design, like story design, requires a hook to grab the reader's attention.
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Eva Moskowitz
American Educator
I didn't design schools for poor kids. I'm designing schools to be world-class.
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Vivienne Westwood
English Designer
I design things to help people to hopefully express their personality.
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Steve Wozniak
American Businessman
My whole life had been designing computers I could never build.
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Jessie James Decker
American Musician
I wanted to design clothes to help build confidence.
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Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
Collaborations are incredibly important in design.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
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B. F. Skinner
American Psychologist
I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.
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Steve Jobs
American Businessman
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.
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Ted Naifeh
American Writer
Character design, like story design, requires a hook to grab the reader's attention.
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Eva Moskowitz
American Educator
I didn't design schools for poor kids. I'm designing schools to be world-class.
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Vivienne Westwood
English Designer
I design things to help people to hopefully express their personality.
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Steve Wozniak
American Businessman
My whole life had been designing computers I could never build.
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Jessie James Decker
American Musician
I wanted to design clothes to help build confidence.
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Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
Collaborations are incredibly important in design.
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