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~ 17 November 2005 ~
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Procreate.
Hibernate
- Masticate.
- Expectorate.
- Defecate.
- Medicate
- Master-
er - write another great article for ALA.
Or…
Heh, quite funny, Steven. I’d say there was a point to the last one, no? There just might be a point to this one, too…
Communicate.
delineate
use Helvetica and avoid decorating all together?
consider embellishment
Communicate!
Seriously - Jason Santa Maria is totally on the ball here … and it ties into an article I’m about to publish as soon as I get time to fix my speelign mitsakes!
Integrate.
Exterminate.
Mike D stole my answer.
Eliminate.
Eliminate the roadblocks.
Eliminate the non-essential.
Eliminate the hassles.
Eliminate the confusion.
Eliminate the fear.
communicate. (effectively—which should go without saying). :-)
Discombobulate
Percolate.
was also going to go for communicate, so i’ll settle for
connect
Ooh, I know this one, it’s either “realign” or “let their wives do it, to avoid a fight.”
illuminate
Blend.
Innovate.
Enjoy a lovely cocktail.
It doesn’t rhyme, but a great designer will…
architect a briliant foundation for growth
Educate?
renovate
I want to say “drink a lot of coffee, and work long hours to get the job done” - but I think Jason is right about ‘communicate’…
And if he is, this is going to be yet another ‘Moll classic article’.
Make me feel inferior? No no, seriously now, lets go with my favorite Super Troopers quote-word:
Enhance.
…Sanguinate
But seriously folks:
Create Solutions
I would still vote for Jason’s entry though
Integrate.
Simplify.
“Tell the Good designers HOW to do the decorating”. Then write a book, which they’ll sell to the good designers about how to do new things like paint, wax and varnish.
Re-create …
Educate.
DESIGN
Oh, no, you’re not getting me with this one again:
Good designers decorate, great designers post a fill-in-the-blanks type article, wait for awhile, then find a word no one’s picked yet and write an article for ALA.
Come on, don’t deny it… :)
Continue hammering away at the ‘skeleton’ of the site? As in, the layout, etc.
Remodel
minimize.
This is beginning to sound like that INXS song from Kick. alleviate, designate, try not to hate…. everyone.
Recreate or communicate? I would bet money it ends in ate.
Richard - Yes, exactly.
Extrapolate. (To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.)
Okay, maybe not entirely accurate, but it sounds cool.
View-Source :)
Associate.
As in, not only making visual items work together, but also make associations with the experiences or feelings that the viewer/user has encountered before. Both on a technical and a creative level.
dave++
heh!
Redecorate?
Matriculate.
(Hey, nearly all the other good -ate words were taken!)
Incorperate
allow me to correct my spelling please….
incorporate
Masturbate.
- I’m sorry, but that was just the first thing that came to mind. I hope we can all take a joke.
Duplicate
Suffer from dementia
Simplify? Detail? Dream? Discover?
Pontificate
Josh (Comment #21) has it. Illuminate.
Brilliant.
(Incidentally, Cameron, your copyright date Roman numeral at the bottom is 11 months out of date. Unless you meant to refer to the original year of the design. Unless this design is older than 2004, in which case it’s still out of date.)
Ugh. Can’t believe I still haven’t fixed that. Thanks.
stay up too late?
satisfy their mate?
charge an ungawdly rate?
put Stan in a crate?
Guide.
And to fuel the tangent, Google Search: 2005 in roman numerals. Anybody else in constant awe of Google’s calculator?
Remodel.
think.
expectorate
use drop shadows.
I dunno, but since the last one rhymed (redesign / realign), that’s where my money is. something “-create” :)
Dessimate? use white phosphorous.
Although more likely, Renovate.
Good designers decorate, great designers…
Create.
Full stop.
rearange
DON’T
‘Good Designers Decorate, Great Designers Simplify.’
Now all I need are a few ‘great designer’ pills and I’d be sorted :-)
…innovate
Fornicate
Seriously though… they have fun and design because they have passion to create things and solve people’s problems.
I design because I don’t want to do anything else. People will forgive many things if you try hard and communicate passion.
All the technical mumbo will come…
Position.
Run away.
Extrapolate? I’d go for “communicate”, but it’s already taken \:
But seriously, do we need another buzzword?
Hallucinate
Dessegregate
Mediate
Alleviate
Try not to hate
Love your mate
Don’t suffocate on your own hate
Designate your love as fate
A one world state
As human freight
The number eight
A white black state
A gentle trait
The broken crate
A heavy weight
Or just too late
Like pretty Kate has sex ornate
Now devastate
Appreciate
Depreciate
Fabricate
Emulate
The truth dilate
Special date
The animal we ate
Guilt debate
The edge serrate
A better rate
The youth irate
Deliberate
Fascinate
Deviate
Reinstate
Liberate
To moderate
Recreate
Or detonate
Annihiliate
Atomic fate
Mediate
Clear the state
Activate
Now radiate
A perfect state
Food on plate
Gravitate
The Earth’s own weight
Designate your love as fate
At ninety-eight we all rotate
Hallucinate
Dessegregate
Mediate
Alleviate
Try not to hate
Love your mate
Don’t suffocate on your own hate
Designate your love as fate
A one world state
As human freight
The number eight
A white black state
A gentle trait
The broken crate
A heavy weight
Or just too late
Like pretty Kate has sex ornate
Now devastate
Appreciate
Depreciate
Fabricate
Emulate
The truth dilate
Special date
The animals we ate
Guilt debate
The edge serrate
A better rate
The youth irate
Deliberate
Fascinate
Deviate
Reinstate
Liberate
Liberate
Liberate
Liberate
Create.
I’m w/ DaveMo and Richard. Can’t wait for the next article.
wait impatiently for the next article from other great or better designers
articulate.
You know I need to learn English. This is something I really need as a web guy.
illustrate
decoupage :p
Copulate?
Street-skate?
Comment-bait? ;)
That probably should be “steal” (saw the article under Articles) ;-)
give attention to detail
procrastinate?
…strip all the abundant stuff?
imitate?
..say it’s great.
…construct.
(Reflecting off the old “are you constructing decoration or decorating construction?” debate.)
steal your house.
…desecrate?
Defecate was already taken, so…
…ask “why?”
Care.
Oh, no, wait. That’s for the “Creatives …” post.
collaborate …
Find a synonymous for “decorate” and make writes articles about that.
but seriously, i’m thinking either innovate or relate.
buy Porsche!
I don’t know exactly what the word will be, but I bet it will be something along the lines of not being focused only with style. Design is more than just decoration.
…come too late.
(Staying on the rhyming band-wagon:)
Celebrate.
Defenestrate.
As in, “The great designer decided to defenestrate the good designer, since all he could do was decorate.”
regenerate their header image. Down with the Dukes!
express
Empathize.
‘Good Designers Decorate, Great Designers!’
Sorry, but only crappy designers decorate.
steal
Anyone try reading Bob’s comment (#75) without falling into a RAP rhythm?
I like both “communicate” and “illuminate”.
That’s because it’s an INXS song… maybe a little before your time. ;-) And that makes me feel REALLY old…
Great designers advocate, of course.
great designers fascinate
Delegate.
;-)
Inspirate
I’m with frst (80) on illustrate. This is like studying for the GRE all over again.
Inspirate (113) rocks though. :)
Copy :)
I’m not skilled enough in english to find a good word but I mean using best solutions founded in the web.
illustrate
Just do some make up? :D
effectuate.
exfoliate.
ERADICATE others :D
Play
“Good Designers Decorate, Great Designers Accentuate.”
I’m going to take a wild guess that this’ll be another “less is more” piece. Perhaps contrasting adding points of unimportant interest to a page versus highlighting existing important points of interest? If so, I look forward to it.
And if not, well, I’ll still look forward to it.
“Good Designers Decorate, Great Designers… Finished that project along time ago.”
A Great designer communicates the necessary ideas effictively and immediately, which allows them time to go back and work on the small intricate details, which in turn make them a Great designer. it’s all cyclical.
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