Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
concept
English answer:
idea/what the inventor is trying to convey
Added to glossary by
Yasutomo Kanazawa
Jul 6, 2009 12:38
14 yrs ago
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English term
concept
English
Marketing
Printing & Publishing
It's one of those words that you're quite sure you understand until you're asked to translate it...
This is from the list of people responsible for a publication. The list includes:
Published by: (name)
Concept: (name)
Text: (name)
Design: (name)
Photos: (name)
etc.
I always had the impression that "concept" is closely related to "design", though I'm really not sure what it entails. It's not that this person is responsible for the idea behind the publication, or is it??
Any help much appreciated :-)
This is from the list of people responsible for a publication. The list includes:
Published by: (name)
Concept: (name)
Text: (name)
Design: (name)
Photos: (name)
etc.
I always had the impression that "concept" is closely related to "design", though I'm really not sure what it entails. It's not that this person is responsible for the idea behind the publication, or is it??
Any help much appreciated :-)
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Jul 11, 2009 07:36: Yasutomo Kanazawa Created KOG entry
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Japan
Works in field
Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
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idea/what the inventor is trying to convey
I've always thought of the word "concept" as idea or ideas, which the inventor, designer, painter, architect or whoever came up with that particular idea wants to tell what his or her thoughts and/or plans are.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/concept
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/concept
Note from asker:
| Thanks Yasutomo. I do understand the meaning of the word, but as I said above, I had the impression that when mentioned on publications, it had a slightly different meaning. But you may be right after all! |
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Yasutomo! It does seem that the word is used in its basic meaning in this case!"
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concept artist vs graphic dsigner / layout artist
In many fields, including fashion and print, the person who deals with the 'concept' is the one who lays out in sketch form the broad outlines of the product, whereas the designer is the meticulous person who realizes it in all its fine detail.
Depending on what this publication actually is, it might alternatively be referring to the original concept — for a magazine, for example; on TV game shows, one often sees 'from an original concept by XYZ Production Company', while the actual details of the show will be handled differently by each specific broadcaster / producer to whom the 'concept' for it is sold.
Depending on what this publication actually is, it might alternatively be referring to the original concept — for a magazine, for example; on TV game shows, one often sees 'from an original concept by XYZ Production Company', while the actual details of the show will be handled differently by each specific broadcaster / producer to whom the 'concept' for it is sold.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for the information, Tony, and sorry for not mentioning the type of publication from the start. It appears that the word is used in the more basic meaning of "concept", so I'll give the points to the first answerer, Yasutomo. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kim Metzger
: The conceptual level in book editing. The broad book concept, as opposed to the content/text. http://www.sunshinebydesign.com/cgi-bin/gt/tpl.h,content=16&
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Thanks, Kim! With the extra context now given, I think my headword answer is clearly wrong, but my second suggestion is nearer the mark.
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Demi Ebrite
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Thanks, Demi! With the extra context now given, I think my headword answer is clearly wrong, but my second suggestion is nearer the mark.
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Phong Le
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Charlesp
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Creative Director
as an alternative (but the explainations here above pretty much cover it)
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