DESIGN VOCABULARY
● Documentation: the creation and/or collection of documents that provide
evidence for future reference.
● Dimensions: measurements of the size or extent of an object, including
such measurements as length, width and depth.
● Durability: the quality of standing up well to long or hard use.
● Elements of design: are the parts of a visual design that provide the
structure of the work. They include line, shape, form, space, texture,
pattern, and colour.
● Ergonomics: the effort to adapt working conditions to suit the needs of
the worker.
● Evaluation rubric: a scoring guide made up of descriptive criteria for a
piece of work. Levels of quality for the criteria are listed along with a rating
scale.
● Fabrication: building, construction, or manufacturing.
● Functionality: how well an item performs the activities expected of it.
● Graphics program: A variety of software programs exist for the creation
and editing of images for print and for web pages. Programs may provide
bitmapbased editing, painting, vectorbased drawing, typography, page
layout, etc.
● Legibility: the quality of being easy to read or decipher.
● Logo (logotype): a distinctive company signature that is easily identified.
● Mockup: a fullsize model of an apparatus or structure.
● Model: a small copy of an apparatus or structure made to scale.
● Parameters: the limiting factors of an effort.
● Presentation drawings: the final drawings of the completed final design.
● Principles of design: the methods used to organize the elements of
design, including balance, unity, contrast, emphasis, proportion, movement,
and rhythm.
● Project log: a detailed record of the design process that a design team
follows while reaching the solution to a design problem. The log provides
documentation of both the efforts and the learning that takes place during
the design process.
● Promotion: activities done or items (signs, brochures, fliers, etc.) created
to enhance the popularity of an individual, object, business or activity.
● Pros and cons: arguments for and against an option.
● Prototype: the fullscale, often fully functional, form of a designed item,
made from the actual materials that will be used in manufacturing the final
item.
● Working drawings: drawings that include all of the necessary detail for a
design to be created. All views required to clearly communicate the shape of
the design must be included. Working drawings would include the required
materials with quantities, all dimensions, as well as any other important
fabrication details. Working drawings are drawn to scale using drafting
● Documentation: the creation and/or collection of documents that provide
evidence for future reference.
● Dimensions: measurements of the size or extent of an object, including
such measurements as length, width and depth.
● Durability: the quality of standing up well to long or hard use.
● Elements of design: are the parts of a visual design that provide the
structure of the work. They include line, shape, form, space, texture,
pattern, and colour.
● Ergonomics: the effort to adapt working conditions to suit the needs of
the worker.
● Evaluation rubric: a scoring guide made up of descriptive criteria for a
piece of work. Levels of quality for the criteria are listed along with a rating
scale.
● Fabrication: building, construction, or manufacturing.
● Functionality: how well an item performs the activities expected of it.
● Graphics program: A variety of software programs exist for the creation
and editing of images for print and for web pages. Programs may provide
bitmapbased editing, painting, vectorbased drawing, typography, page
layout, etc.
● Legibility: the quality of being easy to read or decipher.
● Logo (logotype): a distinctive company signature that is easily identified.
● Mockup: a fullsize model of an apparatus or structure.
● Model: a small copy of an apparatus or structure made to scale.
● Parameters: the limiting factors of an effort.
● Presentation drawings: the final drawings of the completed final design.
● Principles of design: the methods used to organize the elements of
design, including balance, unity, contrast, emphasis, proportion, movement,
and rhythm.
● Project log: a detailed record of the design process that a design team
follows while reaching the solution to a design problem. The log provides
documentation of both the efforts and the learning that takes place during
the design process.
● Promotion: activities done or items (signs, brochures, fliers, etc.) created
to enhance the popularity of an individual, object, business or activity.
● Pros and cons: arguments for and against an option.
● Prototype: the fullscale, often fully functional, form of a designed item,
made from the actual materials that will be used in manufacturing the final
item.
● Working drawings: drawings that include all of the necessary detail for a
design to be created. All views required to clearly communicate the shape of
the design must be included. Working drawings would include the required
materials with quantities, all dimensions, as well as any other important
fabrication details. Working drawings are drawn to scale using drafting