VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Bring the AESOP book again and use the vocabulary below to discuss.

Vocabulary

standard – yao qiu
eg. every designer has a different standard for their work

popular – liu xing

concept = idea
eg. I really like the minimalist concept of AESOP

minimalist – simple simple simple!

scientist / lab / laboratory / science – ke xue de

closeup photography – a photograph taken really close

clean and simple
eg. AESOP has a really clean and simple design

unisex – all genders / both men and women
eg. this is a unisex brand / it is suitable for both men and women

shelf – the place you put things in a shop
eg. their shelves look like lab shelves

forest – lots of trees together

grass – cao

medicine – yao

pharmacy / pharma / pharmaceutical – yao fang

organic – you ji de
eg. organic food is really popular these days

cosmetics – makeup + skin care

stationary – pens, paper, scissors, rules, glue..

flowery / chocolatey – a noun + y = adj
eg. this is a chocolatey color

impressive – amazing

visual – related to seeing sth
eg. it has visual appeal / I love the visual feeling of it

classy – high level (adj)

medicine cabinet – the place you put your medicine + skin care products in the bathroom

types of bottles
dropper
spray bottle
tube 
pump bottle 

element / table of elements – yan su

eco friendly = good for earth

fabric – the bag is made of this

reusable – can use it again
eg. this bag is reusable

wooden box with drawers 

green and brown represents nature

black and white represent clean, lab, medical style

vial – a medicine bottle / a bottle used in a lab

cement – shui ni

dull < > bright
eg. the colors are very dull and simple

you can’t tell the difference between chinese and singaporean people sometimes.

dots / polka-dots