Sentences with phrase «designed as a foil»

Avinash Kaushik's four major social media metrics were designed as a foil to the somewhat popular notions of chasing vanity metrics like follower count, number of posts, and other low - value statistics.

Not exact matches

The Dyson Hot + Cool uses a wing - foil technology to better circulate air and features a neat loop design, which justifies its $ 500 price tag in a market where competitors can sell for as low as $ 25.

API's Trends Folio has been designed to be a working document for creatives and will be updated during the year with the latest macro-trends and creative uses of foils, films and laminates as they are launched.

As defined above, you can identify a kona coffee k - cup blends by the foil - lined, ringed design with a plastic cup.

As defined above, you can identify a Hawaiian Isles kona coffee k - cup blends by the foil - lined, ringed design with a plastic cup.

The authors determined that the plasmonic - nanoparticle - coated foils created by their method perform as well or better than existing SSAs and maintain high efficiency throughout the day, regardless of the angle of the sun, due to the wide - angle design.

Many 3 - D printers have features, such as encryption and watermarks, designed to foil such incursions.

As a side note, however, contact with the ions was found to slightly damage the thin stainless steel foil surface of the limiter device, prompting work on an improved design.

Maserati designed the Levante, the first crossover in the company's 100 - plus - year history, as a foil for the likes of the Porsche Cayenne and BMW X5.

The carbon - fiber exterior mirror caps, matt black and gray trim, as well as the BMW M Performance Frozen Black foil, contribute as well to the more aggressive appearance, as do the 21 - inch light alloy wheels with a two - level double - spoke design and the exhaust silencer system made of stainless steel.

The widely visible features of the BMW X1 xDrive20d being showcased at the RETTmobil 2018 include a conspicuous foiling sporting the BMW Design for fire departments, a special signal system as well as two blue LED flashers at both front and rear.

Offset printers work in color, black and white, hardcover, paperback and can accommodate inserts and other design options such as embossing, foil stamping, etc..

Whether you are looking for a limited edition leather - bound volume with gold foil embossing like Adrianisms, or a hardback casebound children's book series whose characters come to life as custom designed and manufactured stuffed animals, Innovo can provide the specialty publishing and branding for just about any need.

And don't even get me started on the description of the cancellation process, which doesn't sound arcane so much as intentionally designed to foil any attempts to return a tablet.

There are straightforward cannons, as the game's title suggests, missiles that spread out in a manner designed to foil the force - field - like shields that are the primary defensive tool, walking bombs that can go right through those shields, and so on.

Widely regarded as both an artist and designer, White's design for a tapestry that resembles a giant sheet of crumpled silver foil recently won a Norwegian design competition for the stage curtain in the Oslo opera house.

Formally introduced by Verizon this morning, the Droid Turbo is once again manufactured by Motorola, butarrives as a complete aesthetic foil to the warmer and more understated design of the Moto X.

Quirky cobalt table lamps from Stray Dog Designs and an eccentric teak table serve as foils for the sofa's old - fashioned fringe.

Fellow garden designer Patrick Wynniatt - Husey, of Wynniatt - Husey Clarke Garden Design, explains that a painted surface will draw the eye to an area or feature, adding: «In our designs, we also use coloured walls to create a sense of depth or foreshorten a space, and as a foil to planting.»