ch. 2.7 Flashcards
Graphic Design
is the art of improving visual communication design
Typography
The visual form of printed letters, words, and text is called typography
Bauhaus
German school of art and design (early 20th century)
Universal
Bayer created an easy-to-read, sans serif typeface named “Universal”
Logo
a carefully designed piece of type, called a logotype, that is unique and easily identified
Icons
simple symbolic graphic shapes
Font
(Spencerian script) was derived from a nineteenth-century handwriting style
Illustration
Images created to inform as well as to embellish the printed page
Layout Design
the art of organizing type, logos, and illustrations in traditional print media
Web Design
Text and image in mass communication has evolved to include interactive designs used on the World Wide Web