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| the study of how people relate physically to their environment, of a particular interest to designers seeking to increase job efficiency and decrease workers fatigue |
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| "Fool the eye" optical illusion |
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| the arrangement of a site or design, often conceived as a two-dimensional diagram as seen from above |
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| assembling of rigid materials into units by techniques such as welding, bolting, or lamination |
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| referring to works expressly designed for and installed in a particular location |
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| a small-scale model of a work, usually developed to aid the planning process |
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| nonfunctional art, such as painting and sculpture |
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| functional arts, applied design |
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| use of principles and elements of design to create functional pieces |
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| disciplines in which functional pieces are made by hand or as if by hand, with the individually associated with handmade objects. In a broader sense, crafts are occupations requiring manual skill and aesthetic sensitivity to create objects that may or may not be functional |
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| those qualities of a design that can be seen and worked with independently of the figurative content. They include line, form, value, space, texture, colour, and time. |
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| basic aesthetic considerations that guide organization of a work of art |
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| design of the mass-produced products of our everyday environment, from sinks and furniture to computers |
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