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direct design

[dɪˈrɛkt dɪˈzaɪn]
nounpl: direct designs
design direto
1. A design approach or method where the designer works directly with materials, tools, or digital interfaces to create a final product without intermediaries or extensive planning stages
The architect used direct design techniques to rapidly prototype the building's facade.
O arquiteto utilizou técnicas de design direto para prototipagem rápida da fachada do edifício.
2. In manufacturing or engineering, the process of designing a product by directly manipulating or modifying its physical or digital form
Direct design allows manufacturers to test variations immediately on the production floor.
O design direto permite que os fabricantes testem variações imediatamente no chão de fábrica.
3. In user interface design, creating interfaces through hands-on experimentation rather than theoretical planning
The team preferred direct design over wireframing for faster iteration cycles.
A equipe preferiu o design direto em vez de wireframing para ciclos de iteração mais rápidos.
Synonyms
hands-on designdirect modelingiterative designrapid prototyping
Antonyms
indirect designtheoretical designabstract designconceptual design

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
design direto
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
design direto
standard business and design terminology
Portugal
design direto
equivalent term used in Portuguese design and engineering contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

hands-on approach
trial and error method
learning by doing
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