Design Vocabulary
Famous Designers
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100
This type of design is concerned with the use of text and pictures in marketing and advertising. The aim is to communicate a feeling or message that is associated with a brand or project.
Graphic Design
100
With a focus on femininity and high-end womenswear, this French designer is recognized as one of the most influential fashion designers in women’s couture and evening wear.
*Hint:this designer used the runway to champion the idea of female empowerment, and their A-line, zigzag-line, Y-line, and H-line silhouettes continue to influence the fashion industry.
Christian Dior
100
What university did I attend?
Portland State University
100
What is the chemical symbol for gold on the periodic table?
Au
200
What is the term for a preliminary sketch or drawing that represents the basic concept of a design?
Rough Draft
200
Identify the English fashion designer often credited with popularizing punk fashion in the 1970s and founding the fashion label named after herself.
*She loved tartan!
Vivienne Westwood
200
How many languages do I speak?
French
English
200
In which year did the Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg?
1912
300
Technique of printing by using a squeegee to force ink through an assembly of mesh fabric and a stencil.
Screen Printing
300
This Japanese artist who is sometimes called ‘the princess of polka dots'.
YAYOI KUSAMA
300
How many cats do I have?
2!
Chimmi and Churri
300
Who is Harry Potters godfather?
Sirius Black
400
This term refers to when you push your paint, ink, or whatever media you have chosen, and smear it across your canvas so that it appears blurry.
*Hint: this word is a verb
Smudge
400
When the Pompidou Center first opened in 1977, it was consider the epitome of a trend at the time known variously as High Tech and Structural Expressionism designed by this British architect.
Richard Rogers
400
Name one of my hobbies
Embroderie
Sewing
Art
Cooking
Watching movies
Hiking
Swimming
Going to concerts
400
The name of the bear in "The Jungle Book".
Baloo
500
This term is a translucent design impressed on paper created during manufacture, it is visible when held to light.
Watermark
500
This legendary design team made films, houses and classic midcentury modern furniture.
Charles and Ray Eames
500
What is the origin of my last name?
Dutch
500
This is the capital of Hawaii.
What is Honolulu?