Vocabulary
1. trial and error ;
2. objective ;
3. a cloak of secrecy ;
4. emerge ; ; ; ; ; (-);
5. sparkle , ;
6. blend ;
7. collaboration ; ;
8. launch ; ;
9. scrutiny ; ;
10. market-beating ;
11. scrutiny ;
12. in-house colleagues /;
13. hands-on , ;
14. crucial ; ;
15. market share . ; ;
16. implementation ;
17. come to the fore ;
18. user-friendliness ; ;
19. catch up ; ; ; ;
20. overseas counterparts ;
21. saturated market ;
22. vial ;
23. would-be ; ; (-);
24. special . ;
25. credits ; ;
26. appeal ;
27. layout () ;
28. ease ; ; ;
29. bitmapped graphics ;
30. vector graphics ;
31. illustration package ;
32. computer-aided design (CAD) ;
33. rendering ( ); Adobe Photoshop, / ; ;
34. desktop publishing (DTP) ; ; ;
35. clip-art ; ;
36. wireframe , ;
37. geographic information systems (GIS) ().
I. Read the following international words and guess their meanings:
project social statistics
client mathematical career
parameter formulae interior
organisation camera function
economy realism emotional
electronic lecture psychology
practice seminar final
II. Choose the correct translation of the following English words:
successful
creative
solution
competition
consumption
definition
efficiency
implementation
illustration
special
objective
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III. Look at some basic design terms and try to guess their meanings by matching them with their definition:
1. layout | a) the representation of a digital image as a matrix of picture elements (pixels) |
2. bitmapped graphics | b) a perspective drawing showing a designers idea of a finished product |
3. illustration package | c) the art or process of arranging type, illustrations, etc. in an advertisement, newspaper, etc. |
4. computer-aided design | d) set of painting and drawing programs |
5. geographic information systems | e) software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing |
6. rendering | f) computer-based technologies for the storage, manipulation, and analysis of geographically referenced information. |
7. desktop publishing | g) a system or process for designing, editing, and producing camera-ready documents, as newsletters, brochures, or magazines, using a microcomputer, special software, and a printer |
8. clip-art | h) a large collection of simple drawings stored in a computer from which items can be selected for incorporation into documents |
9. wireframe | i) an image-rendering technique in which only edges and vertices are shown |
IV. Discuss the following question: Which adjectives from the list below can describe the design process? Give your reasons.
interesting difficult creative unusual
easy various constructive surprising
boring intensive laborious engrossing
trivial hard mysterious common