Design Dictionary

Author: Zhang Nairen
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features:
1. This dictionary is divided into 26 categories based on the content of design entries, including product design, environmental design, furniture design, lighting design, visual communication, packaging design, bookbinding, advertising design, exhibition design, corporate image design, clothing design, printing, marketing, materials, ergonomics, computer-aided design, composition, engineering drawing, art, photography, aesthetics, designers, design schools, design groups, design educational institutions, and patents, with approximately 3,000 entries.
2. Scope of Entries: The definitions in this dictionary cover design-related vocabulary. The content primarily focuses on modern and contemporary designs from China, Japan, Europe, and the Americas. In the designer category, entries for mainland Chinese designers are currently lacking. This is because the design education system in mainland China is relatively short, and the positioning of designers is not yet standardized. Therefore, these entries are temporarily omitted and will be supplemented in the future.
3. Selected Entries: The vocabulary and content mainly focus on design and design fundamentals, including design schools, designers, design groups, and design educational institutions. Some related terms from other fields, such as modern art schools, include only a small portion of content related to design and are not comprehensive.
4. Some objects may have multiple names. This dictionary adopts the most common design-related terms as entry names, while other names are introduced in the definitions without creating separate entries.
5. Due to the phenomenon where design terms often borrow words from other disciplines to express specific design concepts, their definitions differ from the general meanings of the words. They carry professional terminology. For example, in the environmental category, the term "foundation" refers to a building foundation, but the word "building" is not added before "foundation."
6. The foreign translations in this dictionary follow the most common conventions, with the original language noted after the entry.
7. For convenience, this dictionary includes a content classification index before the main entries and a Pinyin index at the end, arranged in alphabetical order by the first letter of the entry. During the compilation process, the authors of this dictionary referred to and consulted many design-related dictionaries and specialized materials to ensure accurate definitions. Due to space constraints, they cannot be listed one by one. Sincere gratitude is expressed here.
The main features of this book:
1. This dictionary is divided into 26 categories based on the content of design entries, including product design, environmental design, furniture design, lighting design, visual communication, packaging design, bookbinding, advertising design, exhibition design, corporate image design, clothing design, printing, marketing, materials, ergonomics, computer-aided design, composition, engineering drawing, art, photography, aesthetics, designers, design schools, design groups, design educational institutions, and patents, with approximately 3,000 entries.
2. Scope of Entries: The definitions in this dictionary cover design-related vocabulary. The content primarily focuses on modern and contemporary designs from China, Japan, Europe, and the Americas. In the designer category, entries for mainland Chinese designers are currently lacking. This is because the design education system in mainland China is relatively short, and the positioning of designers is not yet standardized. Therefore, these entries are temporarily omitted and will be supplemented in the future.
3. Selected Entries: The vocabulary and content mainly focus on design and design fundamentals, including design schools, designers, design groups, and design educational institutions. Some related terms from other fields, such as modern art schools, include only a small portion of content related to design and are not comprehensive.
4. Some objects may have multiple names. This dictionary adopts the most common design-related terms as entry names, while other names are introduced in the definitions without creating separate entries.
5. Due to the phenomenon where design terms often borrow words from other disciplines to express specific design concepts, their definitions differ from the general meanings of the words. They carry professional terminology. For example, in the environmental category, the term "foundation" refers to a building foundation, but the word "building" is not added before "foundation."
6. The foreign translations in this dictionary follow the most common conventions, with the original language noted after the entry.
7. For convenience, this dictionary includes a content classification index before the main entries and a Pinyin index at the end, arranged in alphabetical order by the first letter of the entry. During the compilation process, the authors of this dictionary referred to and consulted many design-related dictionaries and specialized materials to ensure accurate definitions. Due to space constraints, they cannot be listed one by one. Sincere gratitude is expressed here.