The phrase "astute design" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a design that is clever, perceptive, or insightful, often in a context where the effectiveness or intelligence of the design is being highlighted.
Example: "The astute design of the new smartphone not only enhances user experience but also maximizes battery life."
Alternatives: "clever design" or "insightful design".
But his reputation was resurrected in 2000 when Tony Cunningham and Simon Alderson from the astute design-led furniture supplier twentytwentyone tracked down the designer and put the Kingston Range back into production as the WP Range.
Of course, even astute designs can go awry.
Whether astute designers like Marc Jacobs and Raf Simons at Jil Sander felt the economic vibrations, they plainly made the connection to the late 1920s and early '30s, and the merging influences of modern art, functional design and an African aesthetic.
The astute designer may advantageously exploit this freedom.
In a cynical but astute move designed to maximize his chances of staying in office, Brown today offered the Lib Dems what they have always wanted — a referendum on electoral reform, which would open the way to proportional representation.
However, Posluszny is very astute at identifying route designs – especially when the action is at the intermediate level inside.
The astute choreography of his rise, designed by none other than the unpopular French president Francois Hollande himself, was also a fascinating study in political strategy.
As an astute observer wrote of Clark's design in 1789, "There is a disproportion between the dome and the body of the building which must hurt the eye of every spectator".
A collection of examples produced by representatives of the current Japanese design vanguard reveals an astute understanding of audience expectations of material behaviors.
Merging Facebook original sign-up strategy with the messaging trend and Slack's design is a pretty astute way to create a formula for a viral app.
