Part of Creation
Design
Visual, product, interface and experience design, from fundamentals to professional practice.
Concepts
- Design SeriesThe Design series is Agency Brasil's educational collection on the fundamentals and practice of design. Starting from the surface of forms and progressing through pixels…
- Design SynthesisDesign synthesis is the cognitive and creative capacity to integrate complex research, user needs, and strategic constraints into coherent visual solutions. It transforms…
- Deviant PixelThe deviant pixel is the allegory at the center of the Agency editorial Design.1: one pixel that rebels, detaches from a photograph of an anemone to pursue its own…
- Diagnostic AuthorityDiagnostic authority is the professional standing that entitles an expert to identify underlying problems and prescribe sound technical solutions. In creative fields, it…
- Digital ProductA digital product is an intangible asset, application, or service delivered electronically over digital networks without physical packaging. It delivers utility…
- Digital SculptingDigital sculpting is the use of specialized 3D software to manipulate virtual clay into intricate organic and geometric models. It allows artists to carve, push, and…
- Disruptive DesignDisruptive design is a creative practice that deliberately subverts established aesthetic conventions, market categories, and manufacturing assumptions to generate…
- Don NormanDon Norman is the author who popularized the term User Experience through his book The Design of Everyday Things. In Design.2, the article credits him as the true author…
- Dot ReadingDot reading is a non-linear mode of processing visual information where the viewer explores elements across a surface in any self-directed sequence. It contrasts with…
- DownscalingDownscaling is the process of reducing the pixel dimensions or physical display resolution of a digital image or video feed. By compressing more visual information into a…
- Enrique BragaEnrique Braga is named in Creative.3 of the Agency editorial, the interview of Higor Gomes. Higor calls him his current partner, friend and artist, and says the two…
- Environmental DesignEnvironmental design is an applied design and planning discipline that shapes physical spaces, landscape ecologies, and human-built surroundings to harmonize human…
- ErgonomicsErgonomics is the scientific discipline dedicated to designing products, workstations, and environments to fit the physiological and cognitive needs of human users. It…
- Experiential DifferentiationExperiential differentiation is a competitive business strategy that distinguishes structurally identical products or services through superior user experience, sensory…
- Fabio GonzalesFabio Gonzales is named in Creative.3 of the Agency editorial, the interview of Higor Gomes. Higor calls him his friend, producer and current partner, and says his…
- Fabricio TeixeiraFabricio Teixeira is a Brazilian designer and writer associated with the blog UX Collective. In Design.2, he is cited as one of the very few authors who were talking…
- Fast DesignFast design is the industrialized approach to graphic and product creation that prioritizes rapid turnaround times, template repetition, and cost reduction over…
- Feedback LoopA feedback loop is a systemic process where the output of a system or publication is routed back as input to adjust, refine, and improve future performance. In design and…
- FigmaFigma is a collaborative interface design tool that runs in the browser and is used to create apps, websites and prototypes. The Agency editorial calls it the main tool…
- Flash ArtFlash art refers to pre-drawn, ready-to-ink design sheets created by tattoo artists for immediate client selection. Originally standardized for rapid walk-in tattooing…
- Flusserian DesignFlusserian design is a philosophical framework developed by Vilem Flusser that conceptualizes design as an inventive and cunning bridge between art and technology. It…
- Form-Content DistinctionThe form-content distinction is an analytical method that separates the physical structure or appearance of an artifact from the symbolic meaning it conveys. This…
- Frictionless DesignFrictionless design is a user experience methodology aimed at minimizing cognitive resistance, physical steps, and operational delays in digital interactions. By…
- Gabriele LodisGabriele Lodis, called Gabi and interviewed in Creative.4 of the Agency editorial, is a UX/UI designer and musician who discovered design when her father showed her…
Terms
- pain pointnoun
- A specific problem, difficulty or frustration that a person experiences when using a product or a service, and that design or marketing sets out to solve.
- Palettenoun
- A chosen range or set of colors, sounds, or stylistic elements used by an artist or brand designer.
- Photorealismnoun
- A visual style or rendering standard that reproduces the appearance of a physical photograph with exact fidelity. In computer graphics, it calculates ray tracing, light bounces, and micro-textures to mimic reality.
- Photoshootnoun
- A scheduled session in which a photographer takes pictures of models, products, or scenes for commercial or editorial use. In commercial design, it serves to capture physical packaging assets.
- Plywoodnoun
- A manufactured timber sheet made of multiple thin layers of wood veneer glued together under heat and pressure. In studio design, it provides an accessible textured backdrop.
- Portfolionoun
- A curated collection of creative work, technical projects, or artistic samples assembled to showcase a designer's competence.
- Prototypenoun
- An early preliminary model of a product from which subsequent forms and manufactured copies are developed and refined.
- recipientnoun
- The person who receives something. In communication, the one to whom a message is addressed and who interprets it, as opposed to the sender who composes it.
- Rendernoun
- A finished two-dimensional image or video generated from a three-dimensional mathematical scene by computer software. It synthesizes geometric coordinates, lighting algorithms, textures, and shading into final pixels.
- Riggingnoun
- The process of creating a skeleton and skeletal control system inside a 3D model to enable realistic animation. It connects digital joints, weights, and deformers to allow animators to pose characters naturally.
- Sawhorsenoun
- A four-legged wooden or metal trestle frame used to support lumber during sawing or to hold makeshift table surfaces. In photo studios, sawhorses serve as versatile modular tables.
- schédionoun
- Greek word for a plan, a sketch or a design. The article presents it as the Greek word behind design, with the sense of planning or scheming.
- Screennoun
- A flat physical display surface on an electronic device that projects visual images, interfaces, and text to a viewer. It serves as the primary visual output medium for modern personal computers and mobile phones.
- Screen printingnoun
- A printing technique where ink is forced through a prepared mesh stencil onto paper, textiles, or glass. It serves as an industrial craft foundation for commercial merchandising.
- Semioticsnoun
- The study of signs, symbols, and the processes of signification: how meaning is created and communicated through visual, verbal, and cultural systems.
- sketchnoun
- A rapid, informal drawing or preliminary outline capturing the essential features of an idea.
- Storyboardnoun
- A sequence of illustrated panels and captions used to pre-visualize a motion picture, animation, or commercial narrative. It outlines camera angles, character movements, and scene timings before filming or animation begins.
- Superfluousadjective
- Exceeding what is sufficient, necessary, or useful.
- Symbolnoun
- A mark, sign, character, or visual emblem used as a conventional representation of an object, function, concept, or abstract idea.
- Symbolicadjective
- Serving as a representation of something intangible or carrying deeper non-literal meaning.
- symbolismnoun
- The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities, and the set of meanings that a form, an image or an object carries beyond its literal sense.
- Typographynoun
- The art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and visually appealing. It encompasses typeface selection, point size, line spacing, tracking, and spatial kerning.
- Urbanismnoun
- The study, discipline, and design practice of planning, organizing, and developing cities and human settlements.
- UX Designnoun
- User Experience Design: the discipline focused on the overall experience a person has when interacting with a product, including usability, accessibility, and satisfaction.
