Design
Design noun - The way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged.
Usage example: the design of the building's lobby encourages the free flow of traffic
Format
Format noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.
Usage example: the book's format is very user-friendly
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Synonyms for Format
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How words are described
| old | old design | old format |
| sound | sound design | sound format |
| exact | exact design | exact format |
| similar | similar design | similar format |
| Other adjectives: typical, common, current, standard, original, simple, entire, black, white, new, unique, early, general, classic, unusual, graphic, basic, different, visual, comic. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Animation Bump: The first series used the cut out format with a drastically different design style, and may come off as downright creepy.
Source: Animation / Leopold the Cat -
They returned to a 2 episode format in Season 10, but the restaurant design was still left out.
Source: Series / Hell's Kitchen - Computer RPG is a flexible format, having gone through several dominant design paradigms since its nascence around 1980.
Source: Western RPG
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