Oxymoron

A compound word, or phrase that contradicts itself.
EX) Jumbo Shrimp, Living Dead.

installation art

Art that's created for a specific project/site

Site Specific

Created, designed or selected for a specific site.

Temporal

Something that only lasts a certain amount of time.

Suffice

Sufficient or Enough

Thesis

basically  a thesis is something you want to do as a project, a final project. there needs to be evidence that supports the project and why you chose to do the project in many ways

Ductile

any material that is able to under go change into: threads of metal, plastic, etc.

Innovation

Innovation comes from the Latin innovationem, noun of action from innovare. The Etymology Dictionary further explains innovare as dating back to 1540 and stemming from the Latin innovatus, pp. of innovare "to renew or change," from in- "into" + novus "new".
Innovation can therefore be seen as the process that renews something that exists and not, as is commonly assumed, the introduction of something new. Furthermore this makes clear innovation is not an economic term by origin, but dates back to the Middle Ages at least. Possibly even earlier.
The central meaning of innovation thus relates to renewal. For this renewal to take place it is necessary for people to change the way they make decisions, they must choose to do things differently, make choices outside of their norm.
Although this definition is from Wikipedia it is poignant in that it relates to issues brought up on our trip to The Resource Recovery Corp. (renew as the next step after reduce, reuse and recycle...)

hierarchy

A hierarchy is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) in which the items are represented as being "above," "below," or "at the same level as" one another.
e.g.  A clear hierarchy of line weights makes any drawing more effective and communicative.

remediate (v) / remediation (n)

(v) remediate - set straight or right, to correct or bring back to original state

(n) remediation -The act or process of correcting a fault or deficiency

(we can bioremediate garbage-juice from the dump with plants and oxygen)

Isometric (Projection)

Isometric projection  is a method for visually representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions in technical and engineering drawing.  It is an axonometric projection in which the three coordinate axis appear equally foreshortened and the angles between any two of them are 120 degrees.

The term "isometric" comes from the Greek for "equal measure", reflecting that the scale along each axis of the projection is the same.
[Image]See CUBE in isometric

As with all types of  parallel projection, objects drawn with isometric projection do not appear larger or smaller as they extend closer to or away from the viewer. While advantageous for architectural drawings where measurements need to be taken directly, the result is a perceived distortion, as unlike perspective projection, it is not how our eyes or photography normally work. It also can easily result in situations where depth and altitude are difficult to gauge.



(edited) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Veneer

a thin covering over another surface

Axonometric

a technical drawing representing a structure's vertical and horizontal lines accurately, but distorting diagonal dimensions

Flush

flush is when two pieces of something are connected together and are smooth, no bumps or edges

Function

function: purpose of an object.

rack-tipsy

Chuck Key

a key that is used to tighten a drill bit

Plan (drawing)

A plan view is draw from above an object. The corresponding side view and front views can also be referred to as elevations (see entry), and are drawn as if looking at the object from the side.

Plan & Elevation

Plan- (to look at or construct) an architectural drawing form a top view.

Elevation- (to look at or construct) an architectural drawing from a Horizon perspective

Drill Bit

Cutting tools used to create cylindrical holes.

Nominal dimension (lumber)

Lumber's nominal dimensions are given in terms of green (not dried), rough (unfinished) dimensions. The finished size is smaller, as a result of drying (which shrinks the wood), and planing to smooth the wood. However, the difference between "nominal" and "finished" lumber size can vary. So various standards have specified the difference between nominal size, and finished size, of lumber.

From Wikipedia

Fence

Place were the wood should firmly placed against in order to insure the cleanest cut possible

Glossary

Glossary - an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field... or in this case, on a blog