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3d modelling

Graphie admin - October 27, 2012 0

3d modelling 3D modeling (or three-dimensional modeling) is the process of developing a mathematical representation of any surface of an object in three dimensions via...

abstract

Argot admin - May 30, 2013 0

abstract to represent a subject in a way that is not pictorial or responsible for documenting its actual existence; an interpretation of a subject-based upon...

actions

Gestalt admin - September 23, 2012 0

actions are an intentional, purposive, conscious and subjectively meaningful activity. Desire and belief jointly cause the action... actions →

addition

Logic admin - February 16, 2013 0

addition to add something to something else... addition →

aerial perspective

Graphie admin - November 23, 2012 0

aerial perspective or atmospheric perspective is a technique for rendering depth or distance by muting the hue, tone, and distinctness of objects perceived as receding...

aerography

Graphie admin - February 9, 2013 0

aerography is a surrealist method in which a stencil used in spraypainting is replaced by a three-dimensional object... aerography →

Amman tiling

Geometry admin - November 1, 2012 0

Amman tiling is an aperiodic set of two tiles and a foursome of ‘golden rhombohedra’, which form aperiodic tilings in three dimensions. The best-known Ammann...

analysis

Argot admin - April 30, 2013 0

analysis the process of separating a complex subject into constituent parts so that each part can be studied independently… analysis →

analytical drawing

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analytical drawing relates to the drawing of lines to represent the three-dimensional structure and geometry of a form, proceeding generally from the whole to the...

analytique

Graphie admin - October 17, 2012 0

analytique is an elevation drawing of a façade, surrounded by a decorative arrangement of drawings of important details and sometimes a plan or section of...

anamorphosis

Graphie admin - September 14, 2012 0

anamorphosis is a distorted image that appears in natural form only when viewed at a special angle or reflected from a curved mirror... 3d modelling →

annulus

Geometry admin - October 28, 2012 0

annulus or little ring, is a ring-shaped object, a region bounded by two concentric circles... annulus →

aperture

Argot admin - May 20, 2013 0

aperture any form of opening… aperture →

arbelos

Geometry admin - December 27, 2012 0

arbelos is a plane region bounded by three semicircles connected at the corners, all on the same side of a straight line (the baseline) that...

arch

Elemental admin - April 2, 2013 0

arch a curved structure for spanning an opening, designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression… arch →

Archimedean spiral

Geometry admin - December 30, 2012 0

Archimedean spiral The Archimedean spiral, or arithmetic spiral, is a spiral named after the 3rd century BC Greek mathematician Archimedes. It is the locus of...

architecture

Métier admin - July 1, 2013 0

architecture the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings; the complex or carefully designed structure of something… architecture →

area plan

Graphie admin - January 22, 2013 0

area plan a plan showing the principal elements of a design project in the wider context of its surrounding environment... area plan →

array

Logic admin - October 18, 2012 0

array an ordered series or arrangement... array →

Art

Métier admin - March 27, 2013 0

art the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be...

assemblage

Craft admin - September 1, 2012 0

assemblage a three-dimensional construct… assemblage →

assembly

Gestalt admin - February 23, 2013 0

assembly A single object, system, or enclosure that is composed of multiple fragments joined together. The act of joining components to create a larger whole... assembly...

astroid

Geometry admin - December 7, 2012 0

astroid A particular mathematical curve: a hypocycloid with four cusps. Specifically, it is the locus of a point on a circle as it rolls inside...

automatic drawing

Graphie admin - February 13, 2013 0

automatic drawing was developed by the surrealists, as a means of expressing the subconscious. In automatic drawing, the hand is allowed to move ‘randomly’ across...

axonometric

Graphie admin - October 7, 2012 0

axonometric a paraline drawing of an axonometric projection, having all lines parallel to the three principal axes drawn to scale but diagonal and curved lines...

behaviours

Gestalt admin - October 21, 2012 0

behaviours The way in which something acts and or reacts in response to a particular situation or stimulus... behaviours →

bend

Logic admin - September 24, 2012 0

bend to move in a way so that it is not straight... bend →

branch

Logic admin - January 7, 2013 0

branch to form something by forcing or pushing it out... branch →

brick

Matter admin - April 17, 2013 0

brick a masonry unit of clay, formed into a rectangular prism while plastic and hardened by drying in the sun of firing in a kiln… brick...

bulletism

Graphie admin - February 11, 2013 0

bulletism is shooting ink at a blank piece of paper, then developing images based on what is seen... bulletism →

Cabinet drawing

Graphie admin - September 21, 2012 0

cabinet drawing is a paraline drawing of an oblique projection, having all lines parallel to the picture plane drawn to exact scale, and the receding...

calligramme

Graphie admin - February 15, 2013 0

calligramme is a text or poem of a type developed by Guillaume Apollinaire in which the words or letters make up a shape, particularly a...

cardioid

Geometry admin - September 8, 2012 0

cardioid A heart-like form, is a plane curve traced by a point on the perimeter of a circle that is rolling around a fixed circle...

carve

Logic admin - January 25, 2013 0

carve to cut in order to produce an object… carve →

Cavalier drawing

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cavalier drawing is a paraline drawing of an oblique projection, having the receding lines perpendicular to the picture plane drawn to the same scale as...

circle

Geometry admin - September 19, 2012 0

circle a round plane figure whose boundary – the circumference – consists of points equidistant from a fixed point the centre. circle →

code

Argot admin - February 24, 2013 0

code to implement a system of symbols to communicate information regarding a group, type, or characteristic… code →

coil

Logic admin - November 14, 2012 0

coil to move in a circular or spiral course... coil →

collage

Graphie admin - November 10, 2012 0

collage is the assemblage of different forms creating a new whole. collage →

combinations

Gestalt admin - October 13, 2012 0

combinations a way of selecting items from a collection, such that the order of selection does not matter... combinations →

communicate

Argot admin - March 1, 2013 0

communicate to convey information; to present or express an idea through any representational language, spoken or graphic… communicate →

compositions

Gestalt admin - October 3, 2012 0

compositions the nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up... compositions →

compress

Logic admin - January 3, 2013 0

compress to flatten, squeeze or press by pressure… compress →

conception drawing

Graphie admin - November 18, 2012 0

conception drawing conception is a drawing of something that does not exist yet... conception drawing →

conditions

Gestalt admin - October 6, 2012 0

conditions the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order... conditions →

connect

Logic admin - November 24, 2012 0

connect to associate or relate (something) in some respect… connect →

connections

Gestalt admin - September 27, 2012 0

connections a relationship in which things are linked or associated with something else… connections →

construction drawings

Graphie admin - September 29, 2012 0

construction drawings also called contract drawings or working drawings, are the portion of the contract documents showing accurate graphic or pictorial form the design, location,...

context

Argot admin - March 10, 2013 0

context a setting or circumstance surrounding a thing or event; the region of space that surrounds a site; the composition of the surrounds… context →

contour drawing

Graphie admin - January 24, 2013 0

contour drawing is a technique of drawing lines to represent the contours of a subject, without shading or modelling of form... contour drawing →

cracking

Logic admin - February 10, 2013 0

cracking to form something by forcing or pushing it out... cracking →

cross-contour drawing

Graphie admin - February 5, 2013 0

cross-contour drawing the technique of drawing lines to represent a series of cuts across the surface of a form rather than its edges... cross-contour drawing →

crossing

Logic admin - January 23, 2013 0

crossing the act of traversing or traveling across… crossing →

crossovers

Gestalt admin - October 24, 2012 0

crossovers a point or place of crossing from one side to the other... crossovers →

crumple

Logic admin - January 31, 2013 0

crumple to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass, to bend out of shape, rumple, or wrinkle…

cube

Geometry admin - September 26, 2012 0

cube a solid object with six square sides of equal size...

cubomania

Graphie admin - February 3, 2013 0

cubomania a surrealist method of making collages in which a picture or image is cut into squares and the squares are then reassembled without regard...

cutaway

Graphie admin - January 26, 2013 0

cutaway a drawing or model having an outer section removed to display its interior...

datum

Argot admin - March 28, 2013 0

datum a line or plane that is generally centred and used as an organizational device; a spine; the primary element of an organizational structure; a...

decagon

Geometry admin - December 18, 2012 0

decagon is a ten-sided polygon or 10-gon. A regular decagon has all sides of equal length and each internal angle will always be equal to...

deconstructivism

Zeitgeist admin - April 3, 2013 0

deconstructivism is a philosophical movement that started in the 1960s, particularly in the study of literature, questioning traditional assumptions about the ability of language to...

deltoid curve

Geometry admin - January 1, 2013 0

deltoid curve a hypocycloid of three cusps. In other words, it is the roulette created by a point on the circumference of a circle as...

descriptive geometry

Graphie admin - December 11, 2012 0

descriptive geometry the theory of making projections of three-dimensional objects on a plane surface in order to deduce their geometric properties and relationships...

design drawing

Graphie admin - November 8, 2012 0

design drawing Any of the drawings made to aid in the visualisation, exploration, and evaluation of a concept in the design process...

detours

Gestalt admin - November 11, 2012 0

detours a longer, less direct way to get where you’re going; rerouting...

diagram

Graphie admin - February 17, 2013 0

diagram a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation...

digital

Craft admin - November 20, 2012 0

digital artistic work using digital technology as an essential part of the creative or presentation process…

digital-mixed

Craft admin - September 4, 2012 0

digital-mixed combining digital and analog tools and techniques…

displacement

Logic admin - February 22, 2013 0

displacement to move (something) from its proper or usual position…

dodecagon

Geometry admin - December 1, 2012 0

dodecagon or 12-gon is any twelve-sided polygon. A regular dodecagon is a figure with sides of the same length and internal angles of the same...

dome

Elemental admin - March 4, 2013 0

dome a vaulted structure having a circular plan and usually the form of a portion of a sphere, constructed as to exert an equal thrust...

draft

Graphie admin - January 28, 2013 0

draft is a preliminary sketch of a design or plan, typically one subject to revision...

drafting

Graphie admin - February 19, 2013 0

drafting a drawing done with the aid of such instruments as T-squares, triangles, compasses, and scales, specifically for the systemic representation and dimensional specification of...

drawing

Métier admin - March 5, 2013 0

drawing the art, process, or technique of representing an object, scene, or idea by means of lines on a surface…

edifice

Elemental admin - March 26, 2013 0

edifice a building, one of large size, massive structure, or imposing appearance…

effects

Gestalt admin - October 31, 2012 0

effects a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause...

elevation drawing

Graphie admin - January 8, 2013 0

elevation drawing an elevation is an orthographic projection of an object or structure on a vertical picture plane parallel to one of its sides...

ellipse

Geometry admin - January 5, 2013 0

ellipse a curve in a plane surrounding two focal points such that the sum of the distances to the two focal points is constant for...

embed

Logic admin - November 29, 2012 0

embed to form something by forcing or pushing it out...

encounters

Gestalt admin - November 6, 2012 0

encounters to unexpectedly be faced with or experience something...

entangled

Logic admin - January 27, 2013 0

entangled to cause to become twisted together with or caught in…

esquisse

Graphie admin - January 16, 2013 0

esquisse a sketch showing the general features of a design or plan...

expanding

Logic admin - February 6, 2013 0

expanding to make larger or more extensive…

Exploded Parts #01

Graphic Exploration admin - July 13, 2016 0

Exploded Parts #01 Kit-of-parts series, 2018 Exploded Isometric. This worm's-eye view permit the viewer to peer upward into the building. theoria | elements

exploded view

Graphie admin - November 4, 2012 0

exploded view an exploded view, or expanded view, is a drawing that shows the individual parts of a structure or construction separately but Indicates their...

exposures

Gestalt admin - October 2, 2012 0

exposures the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place...

extract

Logic admin - January 29, 2013 0

extract to remove or take out…

extrude

Logic admin - October 15, 2012 0

extrude to form something by forcing or pushing it out...

flocking

Logic admin - January 15, 2013 0

flocking to form something by forcing or pushing it out…

floorplan

Graphie admin - December 16, 2012 0

floorplan a plan is an orthographic projection of the top or section of an object or structure on a horizontal plane...

folding

Logic admin - December 20, 2012 0

folding to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together…

fracture

Logic admin - October 29, 2012 0

fracture to break or cause to break...

freehand drawing

Graphie admin - January 19, 2013 0

freehand drawing the art, process, or technique of drawing by hand without the aid of drafting tools or mechanical divides, in order to represent or...

gesture drawing

Graphie admin - February 7, 2013 0

gesture drawing a technique of drawing a single or multiple lines freely and quickly as a subject is visualised and perceptions of volume, mass, movement,...

glass

Matter admin - March 14, 2013 0

glass a hard, brittle, usually transparent or translucent substance, produced by fusing silica together with a flux and a stabiliser into a mass that cools...

golden section

Geometry admin - November 30, 2012 0

golden section golden rectangle or golden mean, is the division of a line so that the whole is to the greater part as that part...

grade

Logic admin - November 26, 2012 0

grade a step or stage in a course or process…

grading plan

Graphie admin - October 19, 2012 0

grading plan a plan showing the proposed finish contours and elevations of the ground surface of a construction site...

graphics

Métier admin - March 30, 2013 0

graphics the action or fact of illustrating something…

grid

Geometry admin - December 9, 2012 0

grid a framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other; a grating.

group

Logic admin - December 23, 2012 0

group to put together or considered as a unit...

hand drawn

Craft admin - December 13, 2012 0

hand drawn the art, process, or technique of drawing by hand… hand drawn →

hendecagon

Geometry admin - November 21, 2012 0

hendecagon undecagon, endecagon, or 11-gon is an eleven-sided polygon. A regular hendecagon has internal angles of 147.27 degrees...

heptagon

Geometry admin - December 4, 2012 0

heptagon is a seven-sided polygon or 7-gon. A regular heptagon, in which all sides and all angles are equal, has internal angles of 5π/7 radians...

hexadecagon

Geometry admin - November 22, 2012 0

hexadecagon hexakaidecagon, or 16-gon is a sixteen-sided polygon. A regular hexadecagon is a hexadecagon in which all angles are equal and all sides are congruent...

hexagon

Geometry admin - October 16, 2012 0

hexagon a shape with six straight sides.

high-tech a style of design incorporating Industrial, commercial, and institutional fixtures, equipment, materials, or other elements having the utilitarian appearance characteristic of industrial design…

hybrid drawing

Graphie admin - December 14, 2012 0

hybrid drawing any drawing that mixes and superimposes a variety of ideas, techniques or media into a new, meaningful image...

hypermedia

Metathesis admin - March 9, 2013 0

hypermedia creation of physical spaces with continuity in digital space…

icosagon

Geometry admin - November 9, 2012 0

icosagon or 20-gon, is a twenty-sided polygon. The sum of any icosagon’s interior angles is 3240 degrees.

inflate

Logic admin - September 9, 2012 0

inflate to increase (something) by a large or excessive amount...

inscribing

Logic admin - February 8, 2013 0

inscribing to mark in a conspicuous way…

instants

Gestalt admin - November 13, 2012 0

instants an extremely short period of time, a moment...

intensities

Gestalt admin - September 2, 2012 0

intensities the measurable amount of a property…

interlock

Logic admin - November 12, 2012 0

interlock to fit together firmly...

intersect

Logic admin - October 4, 2012 0

intersect the area where two or more spaces join or cross each other...

interstices

Gestalt admin - January 2, 2013 0

interstices the space between things or events...

interstitial

Argot admin - March 16, 2013 0

interstitial space that exists between parts…

irregular shape

Geometry admin - October 2, 2012 0

irregular shape a polygon that does not have all sides equal and all angles equal...

isometric

Graphie admin - September 3, 2012 0

isometric Isometric comes from the Greek for “having equal measurement”. Isometric projection or isometric perspective is an axonometric projection of a three-dimensional object having its...

iterate

Argot admin - February 27, 2013 0

iterate to perform repeatedly…

juxtaposition

Gestalt admin - February 21, 2013 0

juxtaposition to place close together two things being seen with contrasting effect…

landscape architecture

Métier admin - February 25, 2013 0

landscape architecture the art and practice of designing the outdoor environment, especially designing parks or gardens to harmonize with buildings and roads…

layers

Gestalt admin - December 2, 2012 0

layers one thickness, course, or fold laid or lying over or under another...

lifting

Logic admin - February 4, 2013 0

lifting to raise to a higher position or level…

line

Geometry admin - October 20, 2012 0

line a line is the edge or contour of a shape. In drawing a line is a thin, continuous mark made on a surface with a...

lodge

Logic admin - September 11, 2012 0

lodge to become firmly embedded in a place…

loop

Logic admin - February 2, 2013 0

loop to enfold or encircle in or with something arranged in a loop…

manifest

Argot admin - March 25, 2013 0

manifest to show or make plainly visible; to articulate in a specific way…

masterplan

Graphie admin - January 12, 2013 0

masterplan a comprehensive urban plan of action…

matters

Gestalt admin - January 6, 2013 0

matters the conversion of something from one form or medium into another...

memories

Gestalt admin - September 20, 2012 0

memories the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information...

merge

Logic admin - October 22, 2012 0

merge combine or cause to combine to form a single entity...

metaphor

Argot admin - March 12, 2013 0

metaphor speech normally used in reference to one subject instead being used to reference another; an invented correlation between two seemingly unlike subjects; the presentation...

military perspective

Graphie admin - February 1, 2013 0

military perspective in a military projection, the horizontal sections are isometrically drawn so that the floor plans are not distorted and the verticals are drawn...

mirroring

Logic admin - February 20, 2013 0

mirroring to form something by forcing or pushing it out…

mixed media

Craft admin - September 30, 2012 0

mixed media employing more than one medium…

motions

Gestalt admin - November 28, 2012 0

motions the action or process of moving or being moved...

narrative

Argot admin - March 8, 2013 0

narrative a story, or related to storytelling; a description of an event or environment as if perceived or experienced as a story; a perceptual or experiential...

nonagon

Geometry admin - December 15, 2012 0

nonagon or enneagon, is a nine-sided polygon or 9-gon. A regular nonagon has internal angles of 140°...

notch

Logic admin - September 17, 2012 0

notch to make an indentation or incision on an edge or surface...

NURBs

Geometry admin - November 25, 2012 0

digital artistic work using digital technology as an essential part of the creative or presentation process…

objects

Gestalt admin - December 19, 2012 0

objects anything that has a fixed shape or form and that can be known or perceived by the mind...

octagon

Geometry admin - November 17, 2012 0

octagon a plane figure with eight straight sides and eight angles…

offset

Logic admin - December 3, 2012 0

offset to change the amount or distance by which something is out of line...

One-point perspective

Graphie admin - September 18, 2012 0

one-point perspective is a linear perspective of a rectangular object or volume having a principal face parallel with the picture plane so that the vertical...

opacity

Argot admin - March 23, 2013 0

opacity the degree to which a material will permit light to pass through it…

operations

Gestalt admin - November 16, 2012 0

operations the way that the parts of a system work together, or the process of making parts of a system work together...

orthographic projection

Graphie admin - December 31, 2012 0

orthographic projection is a way of drawing an 3D object from different directions. Usually a front, side and plan view is drawn so that a...

oval

Geometry admin - October 9, 2012 0

oval having a rounded and slightly elongated outline or shape like that of an egg.

overlap

Logic admin - December 8, 2012 0

overlap to cover something partly by going over its edge or to cover part of the same space...

packing

Logic admin - December 17, 2012 0

packing the action or process of filling or stuffing something…

paraline obliques

Graphie admin - December 26, 2012 0

paraline obliques a paraline oblique is a paraline drawing of an oblique projection, having all lines and faces parallel to the picture plane drawn to...

path

Argot admin - April 10, 2013 0

path a route from one place to another; something that is built to denote the route from one place to another…

patterns

Gestalt admin - December 29, 2012 0

patterns a regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in the way in which something happens or is done... patterns →

pentagon

Geometry admin - October 12, 2012 0

pentagon a plane figure with five straight sides and five angles…

pentagram

Geometry admin - October 5, 2012 0

pentagram pentalpha, pentangle or star pentagon, is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes...

perceptions

Gestalt admin - September 16, 2012 0

perceptions the conversion of something from one form or medium into another...

perspective drawing

Graphie admin - November 22, 2012 0

perspective drawing any various techniques for representing three-dimensional objects and spatial relationships on a two-dimensional surface as they might appear to the eye...

pinch

Logic admin - October 26, 2012 0

pinch to grip tightly and sharply…

plane

Geometry admin - September 6, 2012 0

plane a flat or level surface that continues in all directions; a tectonic element characterized by having two similar dimensions proportionally larger than the third;...

point

Geometry admin - September 15, 2012 0

point a small, round mark on a line, plan, or map to show the position of something...

possibilities

Gestalt admin - September 12, 2012 0

possibilities something that you can choose to do in a particular situation...

precedent

Argot admin - April 25, 2013 0

precedent an example used for justification for future instances; a subject of a study of an existing example; a guide for future development...

process

Argot admin - March 11, 2013 0

process a sequence of actions in which each action is based upon discoveries from the one before it; the application of techniques for representing concepts...

program

Argot admin - April 14, 2013 0

program events that take place within a space; the function of space; to create, code, or define events that are to take place within a...

proportion

Argot admin - March 6, 2013 0

proportion a comparative relationship between parts; the relative dimensions of an object…

pull

Logic admin - January 11, 2013 0

pull to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position…

puncture

Logic admin - November 3, 2012 0

puncture to make a small hole or a perforation on something...

re-informing

Metathesis admin - March 2, 2013 0

re-informing the transformation of inert space into intelligent reactive space through the introduction of distributed binary systems…

reactions

Gestalt admin - September 10, 2012 0

reactions a behaviour, a feeling or an action that is a direct result of something else.

relations

Gestalt admin - January 10, 2013 0

relations the relationships that exist between subjects and events...

rendering

Graphie admin - January 4, 2013 0

rendering a rendering is a drawing, especially a perspective, of a building or interior space, artistically delineating materials, shades, and shadows, usually done for the...

repetition

Logic admin - February 18, 2013 0

repetition to repeat, or the recurrence of an action or event…

represent

Argot admin - February 26, 2013 0

represent communication that involves the creation of an analog or symbol to stand for an actual condition…

respond

Argot admin - March 15, 2013 0

respond to act or make decisions in reaction to a previously existing condition or circumstance...

ripping

Logic admin - February 12, 2013 0

ripping to tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly apart…

rotate

Logic admin - October 11, 2012 0

rotate the movement in a circle around a fixed point...

scale

Argot admin - February 28, 2013 0

scale a proportion used to determine the dimensional relationship between a representation and the subject that is being represented; a standard of measure for proportion;...

section drawing

Graphie admin - October 23, 2012 0

section drawing a section is an orthographic projection of an object or structure as it would appear if cut through by an intersecting plane to...

shape

Geometry admin - October 25, 2012 0

shape the external form, contours, or outline of something...

shear

Logic admin - November 21, 2012 0

shear to break off or cause to break off…

shift

Logic admin - December 25, 2012 0

shift move or cause to move from one place to another…

sketch

Graphie admin - September 25, 2012 0

sketch A sketch is a simply or hastily executed drawing representing the essential features of an object or scene without the details often made as...

skew

Logic admin - December 19, 2012 0

skew to suddenly change direction or position…

sphere

Geometry admin - September 22, 2012 0

sphere an object shaped like a round ball...

spiraling

Logic admin - December 28, 2012 0

spiraling to continuously go around a fixed point or centre while constantly receding from or approaching it…

split

Logic admin - November 7, 2012 0

split to (cause to) divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line...

square

Geometry admin - January 21, 2013 0

square a flat shape with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90°

square pyramid

Geometry admin - January 13, 2013 0

square pyramid a pyramid having a square base. If the apex is perpendicularly above the center of the square, it will have C4v symmetry...

star polygon

Geometry admin - December 24, 2012 0

star polygon is a type of non-convex polygon. A regular star pentagon, {5/2}, has five corner vertices and intersecting edges...

study drawing

Graphie admin - December 6, 2012 0

study drawing a drawing executed as an educational exercise, produced as a preliminary to a final work, or made to record observations...

subtraction

Logic admin - February 14, 2013 0

subtraction to remove objects from a collection…

superellipse

Geometry admin - January 9, 2013 0

superellipse a closed curve resembling the ellipse, retaining the geometric features of semi-major axis and semi-minor axis, and symmetry about them, but a different overall...

symbol

Argot admin - March 3, 2013 0

symbol a representation based on a standard convention; a type of semiotic element; a type of sign that relies on previously understood meaning; a simple...

synthesis

Argot admin - March 29, 2013 0

synthesis the process of combining parts into a unified whole…

systems

Gestalt admin - December 10, 2012 0

systems a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole...

taper

Logic admin - October 8, 2012 0

taper to become gradually narrower at one end, or to make something do this...

teaching

Métier admin - April 20, 2013 0

teaching the occupation, profession, or work of a teacher.…

tetrahedron

Geometry admin - November 27, 2012 0

tetrahedron in geometry, a tetrahedron, also known as a triangular pyramid, is a polyhedron composed of four triangular faces, six straight edges, and four vertex...

three-point perspective

Graphie admin - October 14, 2012 0

three-point perspective linear perspective in which parallel lines along the width of an object meet at two separate points on the horizon and vertical lines...

threshold

Argot admin - May 1, 2013 0

threshold an object such as a doorsill, a doorframe, or a doorway; a physical mark at the beginning of a space or pattern of movement;...

tiling

Logic admin - January 18, 2013 0

tiling to cover in a modular and repetitive way…

transformations

Gestalt admin - January 20, 2013 0

transformations a complete change in the appearance or character or something...

translate

Argot admin - March 20, 2013 0

translate to communicate an idea in another language; to alter the mode of communication (linguistic to graphic, or diagrammatic to precise); to shift from one...

translations

Gestalt admin - October 10, 2012 0

translations the conversion of something from one form or medium into another.

triangle

Geometry admin - October 30, 2012 0

triangle a flat shape with three straight sides…

triangular prism

Geometry admin - January 17, 2013 0

triangular prism A triangular prism is a three-sided prism; it is a polyhedron made of a triangular base, a translated copy, and 3 faces joining...

twist

Logic admin - September 28, 2012 0

twist to turn something, mostly repeatedly, or to turn or wrap one thing around another...

two-point perspective

Graphie admin - September 13, 2012 0

two-point perspective Two-point perspective is a linear perspective of a rectangular object or volume having two principal faces oblique to the picture plane, so that...

urban design

Métier admin - August 1, 2014 0

urban design the practice of actively shaping the city in a desired fashion…

urbanism

Métier admin - April 1, 2013 0

urbanism how to view and interpret the city; to understand how economic, political, social, ecological and cultural characteristics of place affect urban form and social...

vignette

Graphie admin - January 30, 2012 0

vignette is a drawing that is shaded off gradually into the surrounding paper so as to leave no definite line at the border...

Voronoi diagram

Geometry admin - November 15, 2012 0

Voronoi diagram is the division of a space into contiguous neighbouring cells. The cells relate to a set of points ( Voronoi sites) in that...

Weaire-Phelan model

Geometry admin - November 5, 2012 0

Weaire-Phelan model the Weaire–Phelan structure is a complex 3-dimensional structure representing an idealised foam of equal-sized bubbles…

weaving

Logic admin - December 12, 2012 0

weaving to interlace from a number of interconnected elements...

window

Elemental admin - March 21, 2013 0

window an opening in the wall of a building for admitting light and air, usually fitted with a frame in which are set operable sashes containing...

wood

Matter admin - April 4, 2013 0

wood the tough, fibrous cellular substance that makes up most of the stems and branches of trees beneath the bark…

theoria

the vocabulary of the visual construct

Theoria is Thinking... to describe knowledge in the form of words.

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