The phrase "a certain design that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific design that is not explicitly named or described, often in a context where the design is relevant to the discussion.
Example: "The architect presented a certain design that would enhance the building's energy efficiency."
Alternatives: "a specific design that" or "a particular design that".
We show that both performance measures can be potentially enhanced by carefully setting a certain design parameter that reflects the priority level of the users located in the region around the cell center, denoted as Zone 0, in terms of the achievable rate.
Ms. Wretman later explained that it is the sellout status of certain designs that gives cachet to H&M's mass-produced clothes.
This mouse's big brother, the Bluetrack Explorer mouse, was reviewed just a few days ago, and carries a certain design flaw that made it hard to recommend even if the price were to be halved.
And there's a certain design aesthetic that's going on right in terms of the fusion between fashion and sports, and it just sits well in L.A".
Those who find the current state of I.M.S. racing less than satisfactory point to high costs, complex scoring configurations and a certain design fickleness that, in some cases, appears to fly in the face of nautical common sense.
More specifically, these design principles indicate an optimal balance on a certain design attribute that receives the highest aesthetic pleasure (e.g., Most Advanced, Yet Acceptable).
If you've been paying attention to Apple over the past decade or so, then you can probably tell that the company likes a certain design ethic (all-aluminum case construction) that it hasn't been able to achieve with the iPhone.
In addition to Iman, who gets peeved when designs don't adequately reflect her Iman-ness, there is a Bazaar editor, Laura Brown, who also serves as judge and believes she is really bringing the butcher's knife down when she tells a contestant that a certain design looks as if it came from Strawberry.
If you have a certain design or look in mind that you cannot find on the market, have them designed for you.
This Japanese seller of quality bags makes their rucksacks out of rip-stop fabric and offers a certain stark, compact design that is as far from your typical JanSport as a kimono is from an Ed Hardy shirt.
