Theoria

3d modelling

Graphie

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 specialized software.

actions

Gestalt

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

addition

Logic

addition to add something to something else.

aerial perspective

Graphie

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 from the...

aerography

Graphie

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

Amman tiling

Geometry

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...

analytical drawing

Graphie

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

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

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

annulus

Geometry

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

arbelos

Geometry

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 contains their diameters.

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 points corresponding to the locations over time of...

area plan

Graphie

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

array

Logic

array an ordered series or arrangement. ©Bea Martin

assemblage

Craft

assemblage a three-dimensional construct…

astroid

Geometry

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 a fixed circle with four...

automatic drawing

Graphie

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 the...

axonometric

Graphie

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

behaviours

Gestalt

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

bend

Logic

bend to move in a way so that it is not straight. ©Bea Martin

branch

Logic

branch to form something by forcing or pushing it out.

bulletism

Graphie

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

cabinet drawing

Graphie

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 lines...

calligramme

Graphie

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 shape connected to the...

cardioid

Geometry

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 of the same...

carve

Logic

carve to cut in order to produce an object…

cavalier drawing

Graphie

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 the...

circle

Geometry

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

coil

Logic

coil to move in a circular or spiral course. ©Bea Martin

collage

Graphie

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

combinations

Gestalt

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

compositions

Gestalt

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

compress

Logic

compress to flatten, squeeze or press by pressure…

conception drawing

Graphie

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

conditions

Gestalt

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

connect

Logic

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

connections

Gestalt

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

construction drawing

Graphie

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,...

contour drawing

Graphie

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

cracking

Logic

cracking to form something by forcing or pushing it out.

cross-contour drawing

Graphie

©Bea Martin cross-contour drawing Cross-contour drawing is the technique of drawing lines to represent a series of cuts across the surface of a form rather than its...

crossing

Logic

crossing the act of traversing or traveling across…

crossovers

Gestalt

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

crumple

Logic

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

cube

Geometry

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

cubomania

Graphie

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 for the original image, either automatically...

cutaway

Graphie

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

decagon

Geometry

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 144°.

deltoid curve

Geometry

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 it rolls without slipping along...

descriptive geometry

Graphie

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

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

detours

Gestalt

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

diagram

Graphie

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

digital

Craft

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

digital/mixed

Craft

digital/mixed combining digital and analog tools and techniques…

displacement

Logic

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

dodecagon

Geometry

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 size. It has...

draft

Graphie

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

drafting

Graphie

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

effects

Gestalt

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

elevation drawing

Graphie

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

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 every point on the...

embed

Logic

embed to form something by forcing or pushing it out.

encounters

Gestalt

©Bea Martin encounters to unexpectedly be faced with or experience something.

entangled

Logic

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

esquisse

Graphie

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

expanding

Logic

expanding to make larger or more extensive…

exploded view

Graphie

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 proper...

exposures

Gestalt

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

extract

Logic

extract to remove or take out…

extrude

Logic

extrude to form something by forcing or pushing it out.

flocking

Logic

flocking to form something by forcing or pushing it out.

folding

Logic

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

fracture

Logic

fracture to break or cause to break.

freehand drawing

Graphie

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

gesture drawing

Graphie

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

golden section

Geometry

golden section The division of a line so that the whole is to the greater part as that part is to the smaller part (i.e....

grade

Logic

grade a step or stage in a course or process……

grading plan

Graphie

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

grid

Geometry

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

group

Logic

group to put together or considered as a unit.

hand-drawn

Craft

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

hendecagon

Geometry

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

heptagon

Geometry

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 (1284⁄7 degrees). also: septagon

hexadecagon

Geometry

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

hexagon a shape with six straight sides.

hybrid drawing

Graphie

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

icosagon

Geometry

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

inflate

Logic

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

inscribing

Logic

inscribing to mark in a conspicuous way…

instants

Gestalt

instants an extremely short period of time, a moment.

intensities

Gestalt

intensities the measurable amount of a property... ©Bea Martin

interlock

Logic

interlock to fit together firmly ©Bea Martin

intersect

Logic

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

interstices

Gestalt

interstices the space between things or events.

irregular shape

Geometry

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

isometric

Graphie

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 principal faces equally inclined to...

juxtaposition

Logic

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

layers

Gestalt

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

lifting

Logic

lifting to raise to a higher position or level…

line

Geometry

line a long, thin mark on the surface of something / A line is the edge or contour of a shape / In drawing, a line is a thin, continuous mark made...

lodge

Logic

lodge to become firmly embedded in a place…

loop

Logic

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

masterplan

Graphie

masterplan a comprehensive urban plan of action

matters

Gestalt

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

memories

Gestalt

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

merge

Logic

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

military perspective

Graphie

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 at...

mirroring

Logic

mirroring to form something by forcing or pushing it out.

mixed media

Craft

mixed media employing more than one medium…

motions

Gestalt

motions the action or process of moving or being moved.

nonagon

Geometry

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

notch

Logic

notch to make an indentation or incision on an edge or surface. ©Bea Martin

nurbs

Geometry

NURBs Non-uniform rational basis splines (NURBs) are curves and surfaces that introduce precision to the description of free-form surfaces. A NURBs curve is defined by its...

objects

Gestalt

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

octagon

Geometry

octagon a plane figure with eight straight sides and eight angles

offset

Logic

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

one-point perspective

Graphie

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...

operations

Gestalt

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

orthographic drawings

Graphie

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 person looking...

oval

Geometry

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

overlap

Logic

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

packing

Logic

packing the action or process of filling or stuffing something…

paraline obliques

Graphie

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 exact scale, and all...

patterns

Gestalt

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

pentagon

Geometry

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

pentagram

Geometry

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

perceptions

Gestalt

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

perspective drawing

Graphie

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 also: linear perspective / perspective drawing / perspective...

pinch

Logic

pinch to grip tightly and sharply…

plan

Graphie

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

plane

Geometry

plane a flat or level surface that continues in all directions.

point

Geometry

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

possibilities

Gestalt

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

pull

Logic

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

puncture

Logic

reactions

Gestalt

relations

Gestalt

relations the relationships that exist between subjects and events.

rendering

Graphie

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 purpose of presentation.

repetition

Logic

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

ripping

Logic

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

rotate

Logic

section drawing

Graphie

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 show its...

shape

Geometry

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

shear

Logic

shear to break off or cause to break off…

shift

Logic

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

sketch

Graphie

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 a preliminary...

skew

Logic

skew to suddenly change direction or position…

sphere

Geometry

sphere an object shaped like a round ball.

spiraling

Logic

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

split

Logic

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

square pyramid

Geometry

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

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

study drawing

Graphie

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

subtraction

Logic

subtraction to remove objects from a collection.

superellipse

Geometry

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 shape. also: Lamé curve

systems

Gestalt

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

taper

Logic

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

tetrahedron

Geometry

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 corners....

three-point perspective

Graphie

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

tiling

Logic

tiling to cover in a modular and repetitive way…

transformations

Gestalt

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

translations

Gestalt

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

triangle

Geometry

triangle a flat shape with three straight sides.

triangular prism

Geometry

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 corresponding sides. A right triangular prism has rectangular sides, otherwise, it is oblique. A uniform...

twist

Logic

two-point perspective

Graphie

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 vertical...

vignette

Graphie

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

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

Weaire-Phelan model

Geometry

Weaire-Phelan model A regular assembly of two types of irregular polyhedral cells with twelve and fourteen faces, respectively, combined in the ratio of 2:6 in...

weaving

Logic

weaving to interlace from a number of interconnected elements.…

wordings

Gestalt

wordings the way in which something is expressed

THEORIA | the vocabulary of the visual construct

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

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