GRAPHIC DESIGN: VOCABULARY

It is sometimes referred to as visual communication and it’s the art or profession of choosing and arranging visual elements.

• Typography

• Graphic Design

• Elements of Design

• Principles of Design

These posters usually have a motivational or inspiring feature about them. They are used to keep people motivated.

• Informative posters

• Subject posters

• Visual posters

• Affirmation posters

These posters are about a person or thing that is being discussed. They are usually about something.

• Advertising posters

• Subject posters

• Visual posters

• Propaganda posters

These are the building blocks that artists use to create a work of art.

• typography

• posters

• elements

• designs

The communication of ideas and information through the use of symbols and imagery.

• lettering

• graphics

• visual art

• creative art

These posters often receive negative press, because of misleading and biased information. They are usually associated with political campaigns.

• advertising posters

• propaganda posters

• subject posters

• informative posters

The art of arranging letters and text in a way that makes the words easy to read, clear and visually appealing to the reader.

• lettering

• typography

• graphics

• images

These posters provide useful or interesting information. They educate people about something.

• subject posters

• informative posters

• advertising posters

• affirmation posters

Is when the composition of the artwork has the dimensions of length and width, but does not have depth. The artwork is flat.

• one-dimensional

• two-dimensional

• three-dimensional

• dimensional

Graphic design is sometimes referred to as visual communication and it’s the art or profession of choosing and arranging visual elements.

• drawing

• design

• poster

• graphics