blueprint vs design

blueprint and design both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blueprint	Yes	No	Yes	No
design	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, blueprint and design are synonyms defined as:

blueprint and design: something intended as a guide for making something else

Other synonyms of blueprint include pattern.

As verbs, design is a hypernym of blueprint; that is, design is a word with a broader meaning than blueprint:

Other hypernyms of blueprint include contrive, plan, project.

blueprint (noun)	design (noun)
photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.	the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
something intended as a guide for making something else	a decorative or artistic work
	a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
	the creation of something in the mind
	an arrangement scheme
	something intended as a guide for making something else
	an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

blueprint (verb)	design (verb)
make a blueprint of	plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
	intend or have as a purpose
	create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
	make or work out a plan for; devise
	create designs
	conceive or fashion in the mind; invent