Collocations for "design"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "design" in context.
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design
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [an ergonomic, a comfortable] design
- a [sleek, compact, well thought-out, classic] design
- [web, product, interior] design
- intelligent design
- are trying out a new design
- am working on a new design
- works in graphic design
- is studying [graphic, art] design at college
- use computer- [aided, assisted] design
- see the design in [motion, use]
- submit designs for a new [building, mall, complex, property]
- the process of design
- a degree in design
- a design for a [shirt, car, logo]
- design and [development, implementation, construction]
- design [services, programs, software]
- a design [company, school]
- a design [team, degree]
- design the [cover, graphic, website, logo]
- designed for easy [use, access, removal]
- designed in [Germany, a lab, a studio]
- designed with the intent of
- designed and [developed, constructed, implemented]
- designed to withstand [earthquakes, low temperatures, high speeds]
- designed to [help, provide, give, meet]
- designed for [educational, personal, industrial] use
- designed by [engineers, artists, experts]
- designed exclusively [in, at, for]
- architect who designed [this house, the bridge]
'design' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
academic
- advert
- apparel
- arcade
- architect
- architecture
- arrival
- art
- attire
- attractive
- banner
- blueprint
- brand
- building
- busy
- cartoon
- combine
- commission
- competence
- comprehensive
- computer
- construction
- contemporary
- contractor
- copyright
- costume
- course
- cove
- creative
- curly
- curriculum
- dam
- delicate
- detail
- develop
- devious
- draw
- dual
- elegant
- employ
- engineer
- engineering
- eternity
- exceptional
- exhaust
- exit
- experiment
- exquisite
- extensive
- fantastic