I.
noun
1 making drawings of how sth should be made
ADJECTIVE
▪ graphic
▪ computer-aided
▪
a specialist in computer-aided ~
▪ architectural , industrial , interior
▪ software , Web , website
▪
He set up his own software ~ company.
DESIGN + NOUN
▪ business , company , consultancy , firm
▪ chief , consultant , director , engineer , professional , staff , team
▪ centre/center , department , studio
▪ work
▪
She's done some ~ work for us in the past.
▪ process
▪
The new program really speeds up the ~ process.
▪ phase , stage
▪
elements that are being included in the next ~ phase
▪ goal
▪
One of our main ~ goals was to make the product easy to use.
▪ tool
▪
Digital ~ tools are essential.
▪ program , software
▪ project
▪ ability , expertise , skills
▪ challenge
▪
Making the building accessible for disabled people was another major ~ challenge.
▪ magazine
▪
an interior ~ magazine
PHRASES
▪ art and ~
▪
I'm doing a course in art and ~.
2 the way sth is made/a drawing of this
ADJECTIVE
▪ basic , simple
▪ complex , sophisticated
▪ intelligent (= the claim that life did not evolve, but was created by an intelligent being)
▪ excellent , good
▪ poor
▪ adventurous , bold , cutting-edge , experimental , innovative , original , revolutionary
▪ modern
▪ new
▪ preliminary
▪ attractive , beautiful , sleek , stylish
▪
a car with a sleek modern ~
▪ classical , conventional , traditional
▪ minimalist
▪ ergonomic
▪ sustainable
▪ overall
▪
The overall ~ of the workspace is critical.
▪ patented
VERB + DESIGN
▪ come up with , create , develop , produce
▪
He's come up with a really good ~ for a solar-powered car.
▪ employ , follow , use
▪
We followed the traditional ~.
▪ finalize
▪ improve , modify , refine
▪ simplify
▪ guide , influence
▪ unveil
▪
Last week the architect unveiled his ~ for a museum on Prague's waterfront.
DESIGN + VERB
▪ include sth , incorporate sth
▪
The office ~s incorporate quiet rooms where employees can take a break.
▪ allow sth , enable sth
▪
The clever ~ allows natural light to flood into the room.
▪ offer sth , provide sth
▪
The new label ~ provides nutrition facts.
▪ evolve
DESIGN + NOUN
▪ detail , element , feature
▪
The latest model incorporates some novel ~ features.
▪ concept , idea , solution
▪
We put forward two alternative ~ concepts for the new library.
▪ consideration
▪
Building security is now a major ~ consideration.
▪ criterion , philosophy , principle , strategy
▪ brief , requirements , specifications
▪
The chair she had sketched was far bigger than stipulated in the ~ brief.
▪ standards
▪
Strict ~ standards ensure that new buildings are compatible with existing architecture.
▪ fault , flaw
▪ award
▪
The car wouldn't win any ~ awards, but it's very reliable.
▪ competition
▪
The company won an international ~ competition for the concert hall.
▪ change , modification
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The machine is very simple in ~.
▪ of … ~
▪
a vehicle of revolutionary ~
▪ to a … ~
▪
The other houses are built to a more conventional ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
the architect's ~s for the cathedral
PHRASES
▪ at the ~ stage
▪
Their new car is still at the ~ stage.
3 pattern that decorates sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ elaborate , intricate
▪ simple
▪ abstract , circular , floral , geometric , symmetrical
VERB + DESIGN
▪ have
▪
The building has intricate geometric ~s on several of the walls.
▪ paint , trace
DESIGN + NOUN
▪ theme
▪
trendy boutique hotels with avant-garde ~ themes
▪ motif
4 intention
ADJECTIVE
▪ evil , sinister
▪ grand
▪
His grand ~ was to connect up every academic institution in the world.
VERB + DESIGN
▪ harbour/harbor , have
▪
I suspected that he had some sinister ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
Had it happened by accident or by ~?
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully , cleverly , intelligently
▪
These shelves have been ~ed very cleverly to fit into corners.
▪ badly , poorly
▪
The website was poorly ~ed.
▪ beautifully , elaborately , elegantly , intricately , nicely
▪ especially , explicitly , expressly , specially , specifically
▪
the first yogurt ~ed especially for babies and toddlers
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They run specially ~ed courses for managers.
▪ exclusively , solely , uniquely
▪
a service ~ed exclusively for women
▪ largely , mainly , primarily
▪
Many new performance halls are ~ed primarily for music.
▪ initially , originally
▪
The trail was originally ~ed to give our staff a quiet place to walk.
▪ newly
▪ ergonomically
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
The instruments are ~ed for use in very cold conditions.
Design is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ architect , ↑ artist , ↑ engineer
Design is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ addition , ↑ arrangement , ↑ boat , ↑ bridge , ↑ building , ↑ campaign , ↑ chip , ↑ component , ↑ costume , ↑ course , ↑ cover , ↑ curriculum , ↑ decoration , ↑ device , ↑ exhibit , ↑ experiment , ↑ facility , ↑ furniture , ↑ gadget , ↑ game , ↑ garden , ↑ hardware , ↑ innovation , ↑ instrument , ↑ interior , ↑ invention , ↑ jewellery , ↑ logo , ↑ machine , ↑ menu , ↑ model , ↑ mural , ↑ museum , ↑ page , ↑ park , ↑ pattern , ↑ plan , ↑ policy , ↑ poster , ↑ prison , ↑ product , ↑ program , ↑ project , ↑ questionnaire , ↑ schedule , ↑ scheme , ↑ set , ↑ site , ↑ sleeve , ↑ software , ↑ strategy , ↑ syllabus , ↑ system , ↑ website