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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
VISUAL ALIGNMENT
ˈvi-zhə-wəl ə-ˈlīn-mənt, n
Aligning type or other design elements ac-
cording to what looks properly aligned rather
than exact measurements. This is especially
important when the forms being aligned
are of different shapes. Aligning a circle, an
equilateral triangle, and a square, all of the
same height, along the same horizontal line,
for example, results in an optical illusion. The
square appears to be taller than either of the
other shapes, while the circle appears to be
smaller than either the square or the triangle.
Fr: ALIGNEMENT VISUEL
Ger: OPTISCHE AUSRICHTUNG
It: ALLINEAMENTO VISIVO
Sp: ALINEACIÓN VISUAL
VICTORIAN
vik-ˈtȯr-ē-ən, adj
A decorative, often ostentatious style of ar-
chitecture and design that began in England
and became immensely popular throughout
much of Europe and America between ap-
proximately 1820 and 1900. Named after
England’s Queen Victoria, Victorian design
was a response to the Industrial Revolution
and the excess that accompanied the shift
from craft to mass production. Advances
in technology largely outpaced the skills of
designers and typographers, and the result
was often a chaotic hodgepodge of differ-
ent styles from different periods. During the
fi rst half of the Victorian era, ill-proportioned,
heavy-stroke type, called Fat Face, was often
used alongside crudely drawn illustrations;
several different sizes and styles of type were
employed in a single, overcrowded layout.
Toward the end of the period, however, a
lighter, more sophisticated touch began
to emerge.
Fr: STYLE VICTORIEN
Ger: VIKTORIANISCHER STIL
It: STILE VITTORIANO
Sp: VICTORIANO
VECTOR GRAPHIC
ˈvek-tər ˈgra-fik, n
A digital image created by way of math-
ematically defi ned shapes, as opposed to
the arrays of samples used in bitmaps. This
property allows vector graphics to be en-
larged dramatically without sacrifi cing resolu-
tion. Bitmaps, on the other hand, can achieve
a level of detail and subtle tonal variation
not possible with vector graphics. See also
Bézier curve.
Fr: IMAGES VECTORIELLES
Ger: VEKTORGRAFIK
It: GRAFICA VETTORIALE
Sp: GRÁFICO VECTORIAL
Design: Donna S. Atwood, www.atwooddesign.com
VERSO
See recto/verso.
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