The Fishbowl

Designers Notes Vocab

RANGE: the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale.
ASSOCIATION: a group of people organized for a joint purpose.
NOTES: a brief record of facts, topics, or thoughts, written down as an aid to memory.
REFRAME: frame or express (words or a concept or plan) differently
GRADUATE: a person who has successfully completed a course of study or training, especially a person who has been awarded an undergraduate academic degree.
GROW: become larger or greater over a period of time; increase.

THEATRE: a play or other activity or presentation considered in terms of its dramatic quality. METAPHOR: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
SEE: perceive with the eyes; discern visually.
IMAGE: a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.
MOVE: go in a specified direction or manner; change position.
PLAY: engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose
FRAME: create or formulate
STRUCTURE: the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.
SCENE: the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.
ACROSS: expressing movement over a place or region.
AISLE: a passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theater, an airplane, or a train
SYNTAX: the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
READING: the action or skill of reading written or printed matter silently or aloud
INTERPRET: explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions).
PROCESS: a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end
HUB: the effective center of an activity, region, or network.
NETWORK: a group or system of interconnected people or things.
BECOME: is not one of imitation or analogy, it is generative of a new way of being that is a function of influences rather than resemblances.
SINGULARITY: the state, fact, quality, or condition of being singular.
DIFFERENCE: a point or way in which people or things are not the same.
CONNECT: bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established
DESTINY: the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future

FOCUS: the center of interest or activity.
EVOKE: bring or recall to the conscious mind.
CONTEMPLATE: look thoughtfully for a long time at.
DIFFERENCE: a point or way in which people or things are not the same.
MAKING: the process of making or producing something.
DESIGNING: acting in a calculating, deceitful way.
SPACE: a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.
SOCIAL: needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities.
INNOVATIVE: featuring new methods; advanced and original

PRACTICE: the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.
PROCESS: a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
DEVELOP: grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.
VISUALIZE: form a mental image of; imagine.

CHAOS: complete disorder and confusion.
CONFUSION: lack of understanding; uncertainty.
EMBRACE: an act of accepting or supporting something willingly or enthusiastically.
RESISTANCE: the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.

REVIEW: a formal assessment or examination of something with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.
RISD: Rhode Island School of Design
REPRESENT: be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), especially in an official capacity
PRESUME: suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.
PERCEPTION: the ability to see, hear or become aware of something through the senses.
SYNTAX: the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
OPENING: an aperture or gap, especially one allowing access.
MAKES form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; construct; create
ENTRANCE: fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention.
STANCE: the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in baseball, golf, and other sports); a person's posture.
ATTITUDE: a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior.
EMPTY SPACE: An unoccupied area or volume
DEPICTED: show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art forms.
NUANCE: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
RE-STRUCTURE.organize differently.

cultural capital: is the accumulation of knowledge, behaviors, and skills that one can tap into to demonstrate one's cultural competence, and thus one's social status or standing in society.
Course structuralist: is the methodology that implies elements of human culture must be understood by way of their relationship to a broader, overarching system or structure.
Osmosis: the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge,
Living space: sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding. lebensraum. elbow room, room, way - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for" "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
Dead space: is the volume of a breath that does not participate in gas exchange. It is ventilation without perfusion.
Imerese: involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest.
Description: a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.
Nuance: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
Abstract: existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
Bountiful: large in quantity; abundant.

WATCH: look at or observe attentively over a period of time.
VIEW: the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place.

INTIMACY: being close to someone — physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
AGENCY: action or intervention, especially such as to produce a particular effect.
EMOTION: a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.
CREATIVITY: the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of artistic work.
SELF: your sense of who you are, deep down — your identity
FORM: a particular way in which a thing exists or appears; a manifestation
FRIENDSHIP: a combination of affection, loyalty, love, respect, and trust.

THEORY:a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
TERM:a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.
GENERATIVE:Having the ability to originate, produce, or procreate
INFLUENCE:the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself
RESEMBLANCE:similarity imply that there is a likeness between two or more people or things
IMITATION:the action of using someone or something as a model.
ANALOGY: a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
BECOMING:The act or process in which something becomes

Ideal-satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.
idealization-the action of regarding or representing something as perfect or better than in reality.
plural-(of a word or form) denoting more than one, or (in languages with dual number) more than two.
depiction- the action or result of depicting something, especially in art.
interpret- explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions).

Generative- relating to or capable of production or reproduction.
formation- the action of forming or process of being formed.
nascent- (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
transmission- the action or process of transmitting something or the state of being transmitted.
construction- the building of something, typically a large structure.
remeber- have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has seen, known, or experienced in the past).
forget-fail to remember.
know- be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.
knowledge- facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
content- in a state of peaceful happiness.
create- bring (something) into existence.