Writing That Works Vocabulary - Week 05

Aesthetic

• Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of artistic elements in design.
• Titles used to organize content within sections for better readability.
• The act of capturing and maintaining an audience’s attention.
• A visual representation of information intended to make data easily understandable.

Typography

• The style, arrangement, and appearance of text.
• The process of changing and improving an existing design.
• The closeness of elements in a layout to show they are related.
• Highlighting or emphasizing a particular element in speech or design.

Contrast

• The state of being strikingly different from something else; used in design to highlight key elements.
• A note of explanation or comment added to a visual or text.
• The method by which a user moves through a presentation or document.
• The quality of being credible or acceptable within a context.

Legibility

• The ease with which text can be read.
• A framework or structure used to organize and present information.
• The process of making something less complex and more accessible.
• Representing data or information through images or graphics.

Proximity

• The closeness of elements in a layout to show they are related.
• Special importance placed on part of a design to draw attention.
• Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of artistic elements in design.
• The quality of forming a united whole in visual or verbal communication.

Emphasis

• Special importance placed on part of a design to draw attention.
• Uniformity of design elements across a document or presentation.
• Representing data or information through images or graphics.
• A note of explanation or comment added to a visual or text.

Consistency

• Uniformity of design elements across a document or presentation.
• Highlighting or emphasizing a particular element in speech or design.
• The quality of being clear enough to read.
• A framework or structure used to organize and present information.

Redesign

• The process of changing and improving an existing design.
• The act of capturing and maintaining an audience’s attention.
• Special importance placed on part of a design to draw attention.
• Titles used to organize content within sections for better readability.

Visualization

• Representing data or information through images or graphics.
• The method by which a user moves through a presentation or document.
• A visual representation of information intended to make data easily understandable.
• The process of making something less complex and more accessible.

Infographic

• A visual representation of information intended to make data easily understandable.
• The style, arrangement, and appearance of text.
• The ease with which text can be read.
• The act of capturing and maintaining an audience’s attention.