1. Good Design

• Good design is a concept defined by industrial designer Dieter Rams's principles: It makes a product useful and understandable, is innovative, aesthetic, unobtrusive, honest, long-lasting, thorough to the last detail, environmentally friendly, and involves as little design as possible.
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• Ray and Charles Eames Side chair model DCM plywood and steel mfd. Herman Miller Inc., (USA) 1946

1. Tradition

• the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.
• Or, theology
• Could refer to to other key words, like calligraphy, persian painting, and blue and white pottery
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• Calligraphic Roundel, inscribed “Ya Aziz” (Oh Mighty) Late 16th–early 17th century CE Attributed to India, Deccan, Hyderabad Sandstone; carved, traces of pigment Diam. 18½ in, Wt. 10 lbs.

1. Calligraphy

• decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.
• Used a lot in islamic art and architecture
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• Mohamed Melehi Poster exhibition of Farid Belkahia, Mohamed Chabäa, Mohamed Melehi, Théâtre National Letterpress, 39⅜ x 25½ in. (99.8 x 64.2 cm) 1966 CE, MoMA, New York

1. Qur’an

• the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic. The Koran consists of 114 units of varying lengths, known as suras ; the first sura is said as part of the ritual prayer. These touch upon all aspects of human existence, including matters of doctrine, social organization, and legislation.

1. Abbasid

• (adjective) relating to a dynasty of caliphs who ruled in Baghdad from 750 to 1258.
• (noun) a member of the Abbasid dynasty.
• Found in - calligraphy lecture and reading artworks
• Found in- Al-Andalus lecture

1. Persian miniature

• a small Persian painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art intended to be kept in an album of such works called a muraqqa.
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• Kamal al-Din Bihzad Yusuf and Zulaikha (Joseph pursued by Potiphar's wife) 30 × 21 cm, Herat, ca. 1488 CE National Library and Archives of Egypt, Cairo

1. Al-Andalus

• Al-Andalus was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula. The term is used by modern historians for the former Islamic states in modern-day Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain, and Southern France. The name describes the different Muslim states that controlled these territories at various times between 711 and 1492.
• In this context, refers to the architecture specific to that place / time.
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• The Mihrab of the Great Mosque of Córdoba, Spain, Original structure: 784–786 CE

1. Hypostyle

• (adjective) (of a building) having a roof supported by pillars, typically in several rows.
  "a hypostyle hall"
• (noun) a building having a roof supported by several rows of pillars.
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• Court of the Lions (Patio de los Leones) The Alhambra Palace and Fortress, Construction started: 1362 CE, Granada, Spain

1. Horseshoe arch

• The horseshoe arch, also called the Moorish arch and the keyhole arch, is a type of arch in which the circular curve is continued below the horizontal line of its diameter, so that the opening at the bottom of the arch is narrower than the arch's full span
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• Hall of Prayer, the Great Mosque of Córdoba, Spain, Original structure: 784–786 CE

1. Arcade

• An arcade is a succession of contiguous arches, with each arch supported by a colonnade of columns or piers. Exterior arcades are designed to provide a sheltered walkway for pedestrians; they include many loggias, but here arches are not an essential element. An arcade may feature arches on both sides of the walkway
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• Detail from the exterior of the Great Mosque of Córdoba

1. Qibla

• the direction of the Kaaba (the sacred building at Mecca), to which Muslims turn at prayer.

1. Orientalism

• style, artifacts, or traits considered characteristic of the peoples and cultures of Asia.
• the representation of Asia, especially the Middle East, in a stereotyped way that is regarded as embodying a colonialist attitude.

1. Loom

• an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread.

1. Pictograph

• a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase. Pictographs were used as the earliest known form of writing, examples having been discovered in Egypt and Mesopotamia from before 3000 BC.

1. Oracle bones

• a bone used in early China especially during the Shang dynasty 1765–1123 b.c. in divination by writing a question upon it, heating it, and divining the answer from the resultant cracks

1. Blue and white

• Refers to the blue and white porcelain that style originated in china, but the blue glaze was made from stuff they traded for and thats how blue and white pottery became so popular and global

1. Celadon

• a ceramic glaze originated in China that is greenish in color. Used b/c similar to jade.
• Used before blue + white era, when simplicity in ceramics was more desired
• China + Korea

1. Dongtien

• Heaven caves in daoist garden design

1. Medieval

• medieval literally means "of the Middle Ages". In this case, middle means "between the Roman empire and the Renaissance"—that is, after the fall of the great Roman state and before the "rebirth" of culture that we call the Renaissance.

1. Zodiac

• a belt of the heavens within about 8° either side of the ecliptic, including all apparent positions of the sun, moon, and most familiar planets. It is divided into twelve equal divisions or signs

1. Reliquary

• a container for holy relics.

1. Pilgrimage

• a journey to a sacred place

1. Elevation

• a scaled, flat representation of one side of a building or structure.

1. Gothic

• of or in the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, and flying buttresses, together with large windows and elaborate tracery.
• Gothic style of architecture

1. Nave

• the main part of the interior of a church. especially : the long narrow central hall in a cruciform church that rises higher than the aisles flanking it to form a clerestory.

1. Apse

• a large semicircular or polygonal recess in a church, arched or with a domed roof, typically at the eastern end, and usually containing the altar.

27. Historisicsm

• comprises artistic styles that draw their inspiration from recreating historic styles or imitating the work of historic artists and artisans

In a few sentences, explain what the keyword means in the context of the course. Give an example of a work of design from a lecture or reading and explain how it illustrates the keyword.

Part I. Keywords.

4 keywords. 5 minutes each. 2 points each (8 points total).

In a few sentences, explain what the keyword means in the context of the course. Give an example of a work of design from a lecture or reading and explain how it illustrates the keyword.

Part II. Comparisons.

3 comparisons. 10 minutes each. 4 points each (12 points total).

For each pair of objects, write a short essay in which you

• identify a theme related to both objects,
• discuss both objects in relation to the theme, comparing and contrasting how each object engages with the theme, and
• support your claims by referring to specific ideas and vocabulary from course lectures and readings.