Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Reduzierung

English translation:

minimalistic approach

Added to glossary by Bernhard Sulzer
Dec 12, 2008 00:08
15 yrs ago
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German term

Reduzierung

German to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Das markante Branding entsteht durch die radikale Reduzierung und durch die ungewöhnliche Farb- und Formgebung.

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Proposed translations (English)
3 +7 minimalistic approach
Change log

Dec 12, 2008 00:58: Kim Metzger changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Dec 20, 2008 10:24: Bernhard Sulzer Created KOG entry

Discussion

ClaireReu (asker) Dec 12, 2008:
There is not much context. This is a description of branding for food products. I don't have any pictures as examples. I have looked in several dictionaries for meanings of Reduzierung that might have something to do with art or marketing or packaging or design...I could use something like simplification but that is purely a guess. I was hoping to find an actual translation that would work. Reduction means nothing to me in this context in English.
Kim Metzger Dec 12, 2008:
A wee bit of context would serve you well.

Proposed translations

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minimalistic approach

I would think it relates to the design or, less likely, to a slogan or text, but it seems to relate to the colors here; I base my hunch on the word "markant"; the word "Reduzierung" is not an easy catch as in relating to the artsy part of branding on the web, and if at all, it usually relates to the costs (=reduction) but I don't see that for here.

even:

a simpler approach/ a simpler way/ your: simplification

I take it as bringing much down to the "bare "essentials", a simple way of for example advertising, a simple logo, ....
you can probably work with "reducing" to the essence ...
http://kylemc.com/index.html
The concept behind KyleMc is to bring an eyecatching yet clean and minimalistic approach to the over developed world of design.

http://www.gdusa.com/issue_2005/03_mar/feature/feat_02.php
A minimalistic approach contrasts nicely with the flashy marketing used by Chromastics’ competitors.

http://www.moderne-unternehmenskommunikation.de/wordpress/br...
einfacher

http://www.moderne-unternehmenskommunikation.de/wordpress/br...
Reduzieren der Kernaussagen


http://marketingpractice.blogspot.com/2007/05/johnnie-walker...
minimalistic
Peer comment(s):

agree Inge Meinzer
1 hr
thank you, Inge, for your fine eye!:)
agree eggsacion (X)
5 hrs
thank you, eggsacion!:)
agree casper (X) : Good solution, Bernhard :-)
7 hrs
thank you, Chetan! Kind words...:)
agree Helen Shiner : Without any further clue to what is intended, this seems a pretty good approach. 'Reduction of the image/logo' might have worked if we had known it referred to that, but since we don't....
7 hrs
... we just make a few suggestions and hope for the best. Agree. :)
agree Gunilla Zedigh
9 hrs
much obliged, Gunilla!
agree Lonnie Legg : with Helen.
10 hrs
thank you, Lonnie!
agree Lancashireman
21 hrs
:)) Thx.
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