Graphic Design Lesson 1
Ideograph
"idea writing" or an image that represents an idea, such as "good" or "cold"
Pictograph
"picture writing" or an image that represents an object, such as "rock" or "dog"
Sans serif
"without a serif"
Communication
Commercial Art is just ______________
KISS
Keep it simple, students; Acronym used to emphasize simplicity in designs
Font
a style of lettering
Type
a generic term for letters, metal blocks with inverted letters carved on one end
Serif
a short perpendicular line added to the end of a line on a letter for decoration
Logo
a simple graphic designed to represent a company
Design
an artistic creation that shows thought and care in its creation
Hieroglyphics
an early form of pictographic and ideographic writing
Communication
conveying a message to another person
Cuneiform
early form of writing consisting of short scratches in wet clay
Graphic
visual imagery, a pictorial representation of something
Consistent
showing a repetition of related elements, unchanging, showing sameness
Typography
the use and history of letters
