Design Dictionary

Design Dictionary

[...]... philosophical foundations DPO | AUDIOVISUAL DESIGN Audiovisual design or AV design, also known in various contexts as (>) time-based design or motion design, is a relatively new (>) discipline that integrates sound with moving images Generally speaking, the practice of AV design typically falls under one of three broad subcategories that often overlap: film design, TV design, and (>) animation The process... movement sequences TG | > Audiovisual Design, Broadcast Design, Character Design, Presentation, Screen Design, Time-based Design, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects ANONYMOUS DESIGN At first glance, “anonymous” seems like a pejorative: an unknown thing, unrecognized, and therefore impersonal and not associated with any particular individual In the context of contemporary design s overly fashionable trends,... accompanies a successful design is generally intensified when it is created by an individual designer When auteur designs are well received by the public, other designers, and critics, their crea- tors receive all of the financial rewards as well as all of the credit—which is crucial in ensuring the possibility of continued designs Realizing an auteur design not only indicates that the designer had the confidence... engineering, or interface design, as well as design research) It still remains an issue because the borders between the two disciplines do occasionally blur, or practitioners of one stray into the other’s territory, and the outlook from that standpoint often presumes affinity In this respect, an end to the discussion is not yet in sight BL | > Design, Furniture Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design ART DECO... would never categorize as design, yet which were in fact, at one point, designed by someone They were never christened with the name of their author, yet their sustained use has earned them the highest rating available in design: the fact that they have become standard VA | > Auteur Design, Brand ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 24 There is an interesting history behind the intertwinement of design and architecture... possibilities became available In the course of the digitalization of all design- relevant production phases, audiovisual designers have claimed increasingly central positions in almost all of the media-based entertainment industries BB | > Screen Design AUTEUR DESIGN 34 The auteur designer (sometimes referred to as a “signature designer”) can be seen as analogous to the auteur filmmaker in that both... own project briefs, securing their own funds, and promoting their own designs, auteur designers can act more independently than other designers in formulating and expressing their particular philosophies of design Although independent design projects may at times be very risky endeavors, there are many benefits to being a single designer with complete control over an entire project For example, since... architects were invited to design coffee sets and these designs clearly betray an architectural influence The question became even more interesting when prominent designers (such as those mentioned above as well as Philippe Starck, among others) began designing large buildings Yet all of these discussions about architectural design quickly become redundant when contemplating design s true complexity... general public The designer is thereby conferred with the status of an artisan or master, and all future works will be judged on the basis of this one success Moreover, an auteur design typically will have a significant enough impact on the field that the work of other designers will be compared to it as well VA | > Anonymous Design, Collaborative Design, Credibility AUTOMOBILE DESIGN Once the work... engineers, today automobile design is a discipline whose complexity is often underappreciated It is the product of teamwork and involves conceiving, planning, and designing all the elements and functions of the entire automobile and of its various parts In the strictest sense, automobile design is a field of (>) industrial design and is divided into exterior design and interior design It is an interdisciplinary . Erlhoff Tim Marshall (Eds.) Design Dictionary Perspectives on Design Terminology Birkhäuser Basel · Boston · Berlin The cover design was realised using effect. con- stantly transforming—a dictionary of design can be no more, and no less, than the begin- ning of a process of understanding. The Design Dictionary that Michael