design

Design is the process of determining the form, function, appearance or characteristics of something, usually in a tangible medium. There are many categories of design, including graphic design, industrial design, fashion design, and interior design. Design is closely linked to art and can be considered the expression of an artistic aesthetic in a practical environment.

Historically design tends to be characterized by dominant themes and movements, particularly in areas of art, graphics, and architecture. Important design movements or periods include Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and avant-garde.

A large element of contemporary industrial design is web design, which includes both the technical and aesthetic aspects of creating websites.

by Dave Nalle Are you a writer, passionate about this or any other topic? Join Blogcritics!

Original Technorati articles tagged “design”

• in Blogging
  Blog Focus: MSN Homepage Redesign
  MSN launches a major redesign of its homepage for the first time in a decade, and the webs react.
  by ebrage / on Nov 3, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “design”

• Free Garden Design Magazine Subscription

  
  The Freebie Blogger — Authority: 567
  ValueMags.com is offering a free 12 issue subscription to  Garden Design Magazine . This offer is available to the U.S., U.S. territories, AA, AE and AP. Related Posts: Free Cosmopolitan Magazine Subscription Free Globetrotting Magazine Subscription
  1 hour ago

• Redesign Small Website

  
  Get a Freelance Job — Authority: 182
  I have a small website that needs to be redesigned for a client. The site is purely for informational purposes. The site is about the energy business. Need to fix up logo and put in some nice graphics. Need to set up some sort of control panel so that I can go in and change copy or text if necessary. Fast, easy ...
  1 hour ago

• Spring Design Alex Android Ereader Hands On [EReaders]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 892
  The Spring Design Alex , the other dual-screen Android ereader, is what I had hoped the Nook would be: an ereader for hardware nerds. The hardware is thin to the point that you worry it might snap—a common thread in ereader design, actually—but it feels about as sturdy as a Kindle. The screen is standard ...
  1 hour ago

• Xoops Template & Business Card

  
  Get a Freelance Job — Authority: 182
  We Need someone to create a new template (using xoops) for our website (http://www.backupintime.com.au). we have a logo we want to use with the website. 1.website template needs to retain all features that it currently has. 2. colours need to be eye catching to suit. – we are looking to create a corporate feel ...
  1 hour ago

• Corporate Logo Design

  
  Get a Freelance Job — Authority: 182
  We need someone to create a corporate company logo. The logo will need the following. 1. logo needs to be colorful and creative to appear on the back drop of a white or black t-shirt / polo shirt. 2. It has to deal with IT 3. It needs our copyright so none steals it. 4. It needs to have the ability to be used ...
  1 hour ago

• links for 2010-01-05

  
  AndySowards.com :: Web Design, Development, Programming — Authority: 434
  Apple Dabbles With a 3D Multitouch UI – Patents – Gizmodo This would Rock. Drop-Shadows and Gradients: Be Consistent in Your Visual Metaphors | Webdesigner Depot Good post on Consistency of Web Design (tags: design webdesign inspiration photoshop shadow ) 11 Most Popular Blog Design Styles ...
  1 hour ago

• Mywebmaker 2009 Update

  
  Get a Freelance Job — Authority: 182
  I am looking for a website builder who can update the content of my website. The instructions have been laid out and I hope that they are clear and concise. They will be in word perfect unless otherwise noted. Once you have access to my website, the page will open top music. When that is done, you will then click on
  1 hour ago

• 
  The new Cafe (racer) Society — Authority: 454
  "The basic fundamentals of motorbike design have remained pretty much the same over the last 50 years, but that could change if the Sharker ever lands in a showroom. While most cars switched to monocoque construction back in the 60s or 70s, motorcycles have stuck with a traditional supporting framework. The ...
  2 hours ago

• 1972 Track and Field News Magazine, Athlete of Year Issue Rod...

  
  Jockohomo Blood and Shaving Cream — Authority: 494
  1972 Track and Field News Magazine, Athlete of Year Issue Rod Milburn
  2 hours ago

• 1972 Track and Field News Magazine, Running The U.S. Olympic...

  
  Jockohomo Blood and Shaving Cream — Authority: 494
  1972 Track and Field News Magazine, Running The U.S. Olympic Trials. The Art Director was clearly influenced by “Russian Constructivist Graphic Design’.
  2 hours ago

• Raleigh Web Design Companies, North Carolina (NC)

  
  $480 - Custom Website Design | Cheap Web Design | SEO Web Designers LA, New York, Phoenix & Miami | Raleigh | Seattle Web Design Company — Authority: 148
  Adam Anderson    - Phoenix, AZ123Triad: Web Design & SEO Company Web Design Company Raleigh, North Carolina (NC)The internet seems to be the most commonly used technology today.  Because of the benefits that it offers, many people are getting attached to it.  One of the benefits that the internet provides is ...
  2 hours ago

• THE NEW AND IMPROVED LCD DIGITAL PEEP HOLE VIEWER

  
  The Repblica Update — Authority: 99
  Damn! Why couldnt we think of this ingenious idea! Solutions has just come out with a digital peep hole viewer that turns a usually hard to see peep hole image into a big bright digital picture of whomever or whatever is on the other side of the door. The unit runs on 2-AA batteries which should get you approximately ...
  2 hours ago

• Spring Design Alex hands-on

  
  Engadget — Authority: 853
  Spring Design was poised to take the official wraps off of its dual-screen, Android -based ereader this Thursday, but we were able to catch an up close and personal glance at the device today here at CES Unveiled. Highlighted over at the Marvell booth (understandable given the choice of processor ), the reader was ...
  2 hours ago

• What’s Next in Web Design?

  
  WPLover — Authority: 447
  A post predicting the next trend in web design . Completely worth reading.
  2 hours ago

• Competitors Working Together Toward A Common Environmental Good

  
  The Cleanest Line — Authority: 118
  It’s rare when industry competitors get together to collaborate. It’s even more unusual when they get together to discuss ways they can lessen their environmental impact. Yet that’s what happened as a result of our relationship with bluesign® technologies , an independent third party that screens the dyeing ...
  2 hours ago

• Lady Data Site: Crowd-Sourced Biz Helps Clueless Men Decipher Women

  
  Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us — Authority: 136
  Its no secret that many men are still clueless when it comes to dealing with women, and that doesnt discount those in long-term relationships and marriages. Lady Data Site by DonQ helps men unlock the secrets that separate men from women.
  2 hours ago

• Mateusz Kolek

  
  Changethethought — Authority: 497
  There isn’t much in the way of information about illustrator Mateusz Kolek at his website. What you will find however are some really nice illustrations that speak more about his abilities than words could manage.
  2 hours ago

• little transmitter

  
  Electronic Circuits Projects Diagrams Free — Authority: 166
  Hi, Im new here and I hope Im in the right forum. In the past two weeks Ive built some FM transmitter circuits. My aim is to create very simple circuits. The schematics are shown in the attachment. The coil in the first schematic ist made of jumper wire. Its diameter is about 5 mm, the length is about 7 mm and it ...
  2 hours ago

• “Charlie’s Widow” the brand new book from Akina

  
  disassociated.com — Authority: 143
  Sydney artist and designer Lang Leav is preparing to unveil her fifth book Charlie’s Widow . While some of Lang’s previous books have been based on her life events, I’m hoping this one isn’t too autobiographical… Charlie’s Widow continues the story of Akina, who once crept into the pristine world of ...
  2 hours ago

• Open Source Cross-Browser WYSIWYG Editor

  
  dzone.com: latest front page — Authority: 165
  openWYSIWYG is a free cross-browser WYSIWYG editor that’s packed with every rich-text editing feature you need to make your content management system much better. It loads extremely fast. Completely written in JavaScript and DHTML.
  3 hours ago

Comments about design