Specialist dictionary

Graphic design

Layout, branding, visual communication, graphics and publication design.

Core vocabulary

39 featured terms

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Billnoun

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

Brandingnoun

the act of stigmatizing

Cardnoun

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

Composingnoun

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in…

Compositionnoun

the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in…

Control gridnoun

an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube

Designnoun

a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

Figurenoun

a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

Graphicadjective

evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

Gridnoun

an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube

Illustrationnoun

a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used to make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

Layoutnoun

a plan or design of something that is laid out

Lifelikeadjective

evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

Logonoun

a company emblem or device

Logotypenoun

a company emblem or device

Noticenoun

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

Patternnoun

a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

Pictorialadjective

evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

Placardnoun

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

Posternoun

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

Postingnoun

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

Stigmatisationnoun

the act of stigmatizing

Stigmatizationnoun

the act of stigmatizing

Vividadjective

evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

Damascenenoun

a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel

Decalcomanianoun

either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface

Devicenoun

any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

Emblemnoun

special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

Herringbonenoun

a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other wa…

Markingnoun

a pattern of marks

Motifnoun

a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

Motivenoun

a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

Platenoun

a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

Rhythmnoun

(architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern

Screen savernoun

(computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time; "screen savers…

Sunburstnoun

a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it

Tattoonoun

a design on the skin made by tattooing

Weavenoun

pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

Realisticadjective

aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic app…