Design Essay Examples and Topics. Page 8

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Report on Inspection of Building

The framework of steel reveals that the steel truss is subject to compression in the event of fire while the steel bolt has the risk of heat conduction to the wood and eventually destroying it [...]
  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 906

The Art of Partitioning a House and Door Hanging

A load-bearing wall is structural support acting as a wall and can be determined mostly by checking the level of the wall directly below the wall being figured out or with the help of a [...]
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 792

Pantheon and Arch of Constantine Comparison

To the Greek mode of thinking, sculpture and architecture proportion is similar to the music harmony implying the harmony of the surrounding world.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 741

White or Blue: What is Harder?

Though it is the age of technologies and the machines do lots of work, still it is much cheaper to use the work of a blue-collar.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 616

Miu Miu: The Blending of Opposites

Miu Miu makes use of earthy colours and prints, and it also consists of more flowing shapes in comparison to the classic Prada line.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 223

Wind and Architecture: Design

The movement of the wind is very difficult to predict and modern architects take this factor into account when they develop structure of the building as well as ventilation system.
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  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2360

Fashion Industry and Vera Wang

The fashion industry is one of the most rapidly growing industries in the world. The lack of fashion and good designs in the bridal wears forced her to bring new designs to the bridal industry.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1050

Reaction towards Victor Papanek’s Article

For instance, the invention of electricity kind of stopped research on oil lamps and thus it has led to the neglecting of the lighting needs of the part of the society that cannot afford electricity.
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 674

Palm Walk at Arizona State University

Let us go along Palm Walk from the Student Recreation Complex to the University Bridge and listen to the palms, to the wind, to the air.
  • Subjects: Landscape Design
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1238

Residential and Commercial Design

The purpose of commercial and residential designs is to solve problems and enhance the looks of the space. According to Biddulph, in the design of the residential house, the front and back interface is of [...]
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 743

The Influence of Jacobs and Cornish on Fashion

Born in 1963 in New York, Marc went to the prestigious school of arts, The New York High School and later went on to join The University of Art and Design, Parsons, to further his [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2351

The Works of Frederick Law Olmsted

The reason as to why he did this was so that he could be given the chance of serving as the head of administration of the Sanitary Commission of the United States; Olmsted later took [...]
  • Subjects: Architects
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2640

Renaissance Architecture and Culture in Italy

This building is the heart of the city designed by Brunelleschi and di Cambria in 1462; the towers of the cathedral could be seen above the city being a king symbol of Florence during the [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 937

Interior Designer: Jean-Michel Frank

Whereas the earlier decorators approached the apartment as the comfortable and cozy place to stay in and as the means of underlining the owner's prosperity and great taste, in the 20s-30s interior was viewed as [...]
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1234

Work System Design and Network Planning

One of the key aims of the layout is to minimize the amount of materials usage, to avoid stoppages of the production, to decrease machine interference rate, ensure high morale, loyalty and safety among employees.
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1190

Media and the World of Design

The advent of the GPS systems, mobile phones and the virtue communities such as Twitter, facebook and MySpace in addition to the expansive gaming industry and the online advertising has drastically transformed the way we [...]
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2813

Shop Floor: Layout Planning Assignment

First, the overall objective of the proposal for the shop floor re-layout planning will ensure safety of job done, which will utilise the minimum of space requires for the proper arrangement of machines to be [...]
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1368

Visual Communication Elements and Principles

Other elements of design are size that explains the area that the artwork is covering, the Color of the artwork, the texture then lastly the element of value that explains the lightness or darkness of [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1996

Wikipedia and Britannica.com Website Designs

Therefore, the presentation and layout of the materials on the site are appropriate for the purpose of the site and the kind of information the site gives to the reader.
  • Subjects: Web Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 653

Cotton Fabric Testing Review

The length and widths of samples are taken after the wash and percentages determined through a computer to see shrinkage rates.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 694

My Favourite WordArt Instruments

My favorite kind of clip art is the kind that can float in the background as a decoration for the page and the kind of clip art that can be used to help readers navigate [...]
  • Subjects: Web Design
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 227

Financial Services Company Office Building Proposal

The end goal is to provide a report to the FSC's senior management to summarize the design options for a low-carbon building and the corresponding implications.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2427

Tech Studies Project: Dressing Room

The information on the including of the pedestal sink in the dressing room may be reviewed in the order plan, as the sink will be additionally ordered, this order may be traced with the help [...]
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 797

Colosseum in Rome as an Architectural Monument

This building shows us the level of ancient Roman culture, the meaning of the theater during those times. The theater is not just the architectural monument, it is the symbol of Rome and Romans, which [...]
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 578

The Concept Analysis of Graphic Design

As a communicator, it is the primary responsibility of a graphic designer to catch the information, in order to get a hold of the receiver's mental approach and to develop a visual language for the [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1662

Canadian Urban Issues: Sprawl in the Golden Horseshoe

The unprecedented rates and the scales of urbanization in the second-half of the XX century which could be called "urban revolution", and the strengthening of its effect to the transformation of the society resulted in [...]
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2406

The Figure of Santiago Calatrava

While Calatrava obviously takes inspiration from these earlier architects, he continues to remain focused upon the human body and the natural world in the creation of his structures, always keeping the elements of engineering firmly [...]
  • Subjects: Architects
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1809

New Westminster Skytrain Station

The entrances are accessible, and by that it is meant that the stairs and crosswalks to the nearby bus stations are fully visible and easy to reach.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1004

New Urbanism: The Problems of Urbanization

The scales of differentiating private to public space include the following: spatial, degree of exclusivity and openness, and modes of social encounter.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 25
  • Words: 8590

Organic City in the 19th and 20th Centuries

The overall striving for the clean and orderly streets, water supply without the risk of getting the typhoid fever and the garbage cleaning resulted in the death of the organic city which became oriented upon [...]
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 600

Modernist Typography in Graphic Design

In the example above, it can be seen that these serifs take on a strong triangular shape, joined to the main stroke with a series of brackets that serves both to fill in the negative [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 998

Building Campus Housing Near School

Off student, housing has become a pressing need as more and more students join college and the campus housing is insufficient to house the students.
  • Subjects: Construction
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2526

Guess’ Website: Design Analysis

The brand's name is, however; written in a glaring red color and large font which immediately attracts the attention of the reader and the red color acts as a sharp contrast to the muted colors [...]
  • Subjects: Web Design
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 776

Postage Stamp Design in the U.S.

The main objective of a stamp is to signify the prepayment for postage. It is required of all the rest of UPU members to include their names in the postage stamps.
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2272

Digital Cameras vs. Film Cameras in Photographing

The popularity of the film camera has survived the surge of the popularity of the digital Camera that gripped photographers and publishers particularly in the post 1999 milieu.
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1299

Building Studies. Risk Assessment and Management

Environmental degradation is causing a lot of harm to the buildings being constructed in the current era, and there is a dire need of involving a hazard alleviation sector while undergoing a developmental project.
  • Subjects: Construction
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 905

Frank Lloyd Wright and his Contribution to Architecture

While working in one of the avant-garde architectural firms in the 19th century America, Wright began to learn the skills that would someday turn him into a legendary figure in the world of architecture. But [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3401

“Beauty and Comfort for Every Day” by H. Tomaszewski

Tomaszewski writes all messages and the name of a poster in black letters to underline the trivial nature of the poster. The message is clearly transferred to a viewer who interprets it on the basis [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 602

Wright’s and Le Corbusier’s Architecture

The interest and passion for the new ideas and techniques by Wright was evident while analysing the clients he had in the initial part of his career.
  • Subjects: Architects
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 655

Australian Fashion Industries. Macroeconomic Situation.

It has been investing heavily in the industry by having designer wear that are readily available in the market and shopping malls and there are many customers who are interested and exposed to the products [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1783

Urbanism – Bangkok as a Generic Society

Invariably, this observation is linked to fear for the disappearance of the public spaces of old, and with them, the changes for different social groups to meet.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 18
  • Words: 4418

Baroque Effect on English Parish Church Architecture

History reveals that art has not limited itself to a particular form i.e, music and paintings, instead, its awareness of the lack of stylistic and expressive homogeneity in works of the period has developed in [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 3227

Traditional Japanese Architecture

One of the major causes of the abovementioned twists has been the commencement of Buddhism in the country, which was greatly influenced by the socialism from China."Beasley believes that "by the eleventh century the Chinese [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1295

Macromedia Dremweaver and Microsoft Frontpage: Comparison

One of the more important features of Dreamweaver is that while previously changes in websites were a nightmarish task, as changing a few simple things is the same as changing dozens or even hundreds of [...]
  • Subjects: Web Design
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1761

Make-Up Throughout the World History

In the Fiftiesweb website, the basis of any fifties make-up look is "peaches and cream complexion". Make-up became more bold and daring in the 1960s.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 513

Canterbury Cathedral – Epitome of Medieval Architecture

This was symbolic of the reverence and fear attached to the actual perception of a cathedral As the oldest and one of the most important features of Christianity and medieval England, the Canterbury Cathedral has [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1408

Urban Planning and Redevelopment

Urban planning is a discipline that explores aspects of the built and environment of communities and municipalities. The Harrapan civilizations, the Mesopotamia, Ur, and cities of the Indus valley in India are among the earliest [...]
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1904

Design School Store and Design Store

The nature of design work is that it is very innovative and hence the store should be flexible enough to go with the change.
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 3365

Design Education in the Information Age

The article emphasizes the need for certain revolutionary changes in design education to suit the needs of sociocultural conditions of the information age.
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 987

Urban Democracy and Capitalism

For example, surveys show that people increasingly identify with the planetary scale, the local scale, and a whole series of spaces in between.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1456

Architects’ Look at Architecture Discussion

Actually, the process of thinking takes place when the author is working over his or her work, whereas when the architect looks at the work, his or her rich imagination starts to work.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 551

Williamsburg Warehouse Architecture

The Williamsburg warehouse is simple and sublimity at the same time; the grandeur of its scale strikes the viewer and makes the Williamsburg warehouse a zest for tourists. The building of the Williamsburg warehouse was [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 494

Nazi Suppression of the German Avant-Garde

The influence of the Nazi regime on the Avant-Guarde art in general and on architecture in particular with the style of the architecture the Third Reich implemented that distanced itself from the modern style that [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2099

New Textiles: Trends and Traditions

"A textile restorer must have good knowledge of textile history and a future textile restorer must have a good knowledge of and be partially skilled in the machine and traditional Slovak textile techniques". Most textiles [...]
  • Subjects: Design Trends
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 4147

Re-Imagine New York. Central Park by Olmsted & Vaux

Wealthy people soon started socializing in the park concerts, ball games, skating, and the park was used as a playground for the children; soon, the park was crowded, by 1940's the Central Park had more [...]
  • Subjects: Landscape Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 672

Antoni Gaudi and His Architectural Contributions

His first works were in the style of gothic and the traditional modes of his country but he later developed his own style which was distinct from the style that was used in that place [...]
  • Subjects: Architects
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1177

Engineering Communications: Eurotunnel Construction

Its the second largest rail tunnel in the world and the longest undersea tunnel with a distance of 37.9 km. The construction of the tunnels was mostly done in the Chalk Marl, this was the [...]
  • Subjects: Construction Engineering
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2171

Technology in Ancient and Medieval Islamic Cities

The innovation in information technology changed the optimal structure of the contracts and raised the productivity of the human capital and a theoretical explanation based on transaction costs, and the test the theory predictions with [...]
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 633

The Mythical Metropolis of Athens: Historical Overview

This paper will try to analyse the role streets and squares, plazas or piazzas have played in the cultural life of cities, provide the importance of 'shaping the site' and room-like spaces in 'traditional' city [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2306

Re-Imagining New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art which is located at the 5th avenue in New York is one of the biggest museum with a many different types of paintings ranging from American Decorative Arts which has [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1699

Animator or Mangaka’s Work Experience

Therefore, the occupation demands much of the observation skills and knowledge of how to render the results of this observation to the public.
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 535

Video Designer’s Professional Requirements

The profession of a video designer is not an exception; it is a rather challenging occupation and requires a lot from the one who engages in it. Thus, the profession of a video designer is [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 536

Re-Imagining New York: Unification and Development

Critically analyzing the three Graphic Regional Plans, one is convinced of the fact that the first had its emphasis on industrial enterprises; the second tried to supplement the first by emphasizing the areas that were [...]
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 782

Eco-Friendly Design in Contemporary Fashion

In this case, fibers are plants that need to be treated during processing; designing and they too require the usage of herbicides, fertilizers, and other chemicals that are hazardous to the environment at large.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2110

Art Appreciation. Gothic Cathedrals

The floorplan of the church takes on the basic shape of a Latin cross, with a rounded upper end and two short transepts that make up the arms of the cross. The doors of the [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 709

The Brooklyn Bridge’s Architecture

The Brooklyn Bridge stretches over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The plans to cross the East River date back to the beginning of the XIX century.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1459

Fashion: Why Does It Change in the US?

Many people spend a lot of income in the fashions in US this is because with the changes in the technology and culture changes in America, people are becoming more civilized and are ready to [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1260

Fashion as a Mirror for Social Change

The restrictive clothing of the previous years, counting up to the 'Flapper' era, had been a mark of the suppression of women and was shrouded in societal myth and sexual restraint but became a lesser [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1472

Fashion Marketing and Trends for Women

With every woman wishing to be a niche above her counterparts when it comes to dressing, she is bound to pay a mind boggling amount of money for a piece of cloth that bears the [...]
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 824

Australian Architecture in Postmodern History

During their career, they managed to contribute to the development of diversity and pluralism in the world and Australian architecture5. Curved forms along with lines and squares contribute to the creation of a new image.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 489

Pluralism in Melbourne Architecture

The duo of American architects created a number of buildings that remain a part of the city to this day, including the Newman College and the Capitol Theatre.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2840

Australian Architecture in Modern History

The building of Newman College is one of Griffins' creations that perfectly reflect the peculiarities of their style. The building of Newman College has numerous unusual forms and shapes that contribute to the creation of [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 490

Urban Planning: Transit-Oriented Development

Lynch defines efficiency in terms of cost: the less costly the creation and the maintenance of a system is, the more efficient it can be considered.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1222

Sustainable Urbanism Phenomenon

Therefore, sustainable urbanism in Boston is evident and contributes to forming the life of the city. Thus, sustainable urbanism is a phenomenon that is relevant in contemporary American society and helps to control the level [...]
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 582

Modern Housing Prototypes

There are three unit types: single-orientation unit, where all windows are looking in the same direction, double orientation unit, open-ended, and the double-orientation unit, 90.
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 402

The Building of Salk Institute in La Jolla

This decision preconditioned the future of the whole project and contributed to the appearance of the unique view of the Salk Institute that is now recognized as an outstanding example of modern art.
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  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1118

Maya Lin: Life and Artworks

After the introduction of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the public in 1982, the sculptor decided to continue her studies and finished the master's program back in 1986.
  • Subjects: Architects
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 825

Artificial Intelligence and People-Focused Cities

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between the application of effective AI technologies to enhance urban planning approaches and the development of modern smart and people focused cities.
  • Subjects: Urban Planning in Architecture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 958

Plywood and Sustainability in Interior Design: Interview

During the interview, an audio recording is required, which is subsequently to be decoded and presented in the form of a text, taking into account all the verbal and non-verbal features of the conversation.
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 553

International Architecture in the Early 20th Century

The early twentieth century was a significant milestone in the development of international architecture as it lay the basis for modern norms, standards, and trends. Some of the most remarkable aspects of the architecture of [...]
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 296

Architectural Marvels of Ancient Mesopotamia

Also, it will be possible to illustrate the distribution of wealth with the help of decorative elements. In addition, it will be critical to depict citizens' attitudes to nature with the help of architectural and [...]
  • Subjects: Worldwide Architecture
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 350

Sustainable Fashion: Approach Evaluation

According to Niinimaki, in the fashion industry, there is a special algorithm that determines the nature of interaction with the target audience to maintain stable sales and satisfy customer interest.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 351

Adobe Photoshop CC: Classroom in a Book

In order to review Adobe Photoshop CC: Classroom in a Book by Andrew Faulkner and Conrad Chavez, which is a detailed guide for working with this graphics editor, it is important to focus on the [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 856

Fashion and Cultural Studies by Kaiser

Chapter 7 is related to fashion and cultural issues for two reasons, and both of them are about linking the way people dress to their sexuality, but the term "sexuality" can be understood differently.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 596

Mood Board’s Role During the Creative Process

Even though some designers usually skip this part of the creative process, the execution of a proper mood board may define to some extent the future success of the project as well as provide the [...]
  • Subjects: Graphic Design
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 457

Interior Design History from 1960 to 1969

Together, the Church with its concrete trees supporting the ceiling and the Bell Banner shielding it is a monumental complex, and they stand out among the other facilities of the Abbey.
  • Subjects: Interior Design
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1116

Architecture: Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier

In this assignment, the focus will be placed on analysing the architectural value of the Villa Savoye, designed by Le Corbusier who was a Swiss-French designer and architect, one of the pioneers of the modern [...]
  • Subjects: Architecture
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 802

Tattoo History and Acceptance Nowadays

To reinforce this argument, the paper will provide a brief history of tattoos and highlight the changes in the perception of tattoos by society.
  • Subjects: Fashion
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2464

Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene Construction Material

ETFE is a fluoropolymer initially developed for the aerospace industry in the 1940s and eventually adopted for use in greenhouse construction due to its superiority over the glass.
  • Subjects: Construction
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 915