1.Haptic
Haptic is the process of recognizing objects through the sense of touch. It refers to people rapidly and accurately identifies three-dimensional objects by touching. It is a combination of sense/touch perception of patterns and texture on a surface and the active exploratory procedures involves moving fingers over the surface of an object or holding an object in hand.
Haptic has been used as a design approach which designer consider what kind of experience a design object deliver when being touched.
2.Deterioration
Deterioration is a gradual decline in quality and serviceability of an object, building or a human being due to the chemical or physical action of the environment. Although deterioration means worsening, weakening, disintegrating or decaying in condition, the attrition that occur in the process of deterioration brings something positive. In a design sense, the impair in quality, character or value of a design object or an architecture could only achieve over time; in a design process, deterioration of a design concept could lead to a new direction.
3.White
White is not a colour. White is colorless. White is an attitude.
4.Archetypal
Archetypal is the original first model or pattern of anything on which it is based. It could be an unconscious idea, a form or an image. It serves as a model or basis for making copies. It is a symbol universally recognized by all as it is representing or constituting an original thing which is being patterned, or emulated.
For example, the first original ‘Mona Lisa’ painted by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance in 1503 to 1506 is the archetypal. What we see the portrait painting Mona Lisa around the world through different media today is only the copies of the original.
5 Stencil graffiti
It uses paper, cardboard, or any media to create an image or text on to walls in public space. The desired image is cut out then transferred to a surface through the use or spray paint or roll-on paint. In the process, layers of stencil masks are used on the same image to add colours, tone and depth. Motivations of stencilling vary from producing political messages, rising public awareness to commercial advertising. Stencil graffiti has over thirty years of history started from New York and later became a worldwide culture. Stencil graffiti is now popular in the US, South America, England, Australia and etc.
7.Layout
Layout is a big part of graphic design. A page layout is a long design consideration for printed materials. It is the arrangement, style treatment of elements on a page. Graphic design elements of a layout include typography, text, images, pictures, alignments, border spaces, bleeding and etc.
The functionalities of a page layout is to communicate content to the audience, planning of attraction and eye flow is essential to achieve a quality layout design.
9.Aficionado
Aficionado is an enthusiastic fan, devotee or a follower who likes and appreciates a particular interest, hobby or activity overwhelmingly and intensely. The subjects of worship are often a celebrity, company, sporting club, work of art or trend.
However, aficionados tend to be fervent admirers who are not professionally trained in the beloved interests or unable to do the activities that they are so passionate about. For instance, a designer toy aficionado does not necessarily know how to make a designer toy; a desperate fan of a rock band does not play guitar.
10.Idiosyncratic symbols
Idiosyncrasy is the characteristic and habits that peculiar to an individual. It refers to the special individual being or reaction to one thing. Idiosyncratic symbols means the perception of an imagery, sign or visual could be different amount different person. For example, the McDonald’s logo could mean a delicious unhealthy meal to a food scientist, but to a street artist, it could symbolize a cooperation monopoly.
12. Subculture
A subculture is a social group who are different from the large culture that they belong. Their believes, attitudes, values and behaviours are often distinctive to the society. Members of subcultures appear alien to mainstream social groups as subcultures are often attached to fashion styles and clothing, music and other visible affectations. However, subculture could lead to the start of a mainstream culture. For the reason that distinctive style of a subculture is valuable in the selling of new products and services, large business cooperation often seeks to adopt subculture to mainstream for commercial purposes. This process of adaptation may result in death or evolution of the original subculture.
13. Technological singularity
Technological singularity means artificial intelligence or super intelligence have the ability to self-improve. There are suggestions that if machines could surpass human intellect, they could improve themselves into far greater intelligences in ways unforeseen by mankind. That leads to issues about human survival and prosperity as artificial intelligences may eliminate the human race, and human could be powerless to stop them. Another controversy about singularity is AI becomes so powerful that would be able to do all what human does. Computers, robots, machines or any form of artificial intelligence could become self-sufficient and able to make their own decisions. The reason for human existence would become uncertain.
14. Aerosol can/spray
Aerosol spray is a can contains liquid particles under pressure, and the liquid is forced out of a small hole and emerges as mist. Aerosol spray usually have three major parts, which are the can, the valve and the actuator. The spray paint used by graffiti street artists is a type of aerosol spray.
16.Tagging
Tagging, the most common and simplest form of graffiti, is a stylized signature. It is often regarded as vandalism as the common targets are subways, billboards and walls. Tagging is to repeat using a single symbol or series of similar style writing to mark territory. A new way of tagging is to use laser beam to project a huge tag on the walls of building. This way of tagging is temporary with visual effects only. There is no physical mark on the wall after the laser beam is terminated.
17.Indie
Indie, or independent is often used to describe a type of music, film or even design. It means off-mainstream projects or underground productions. The independence from major commercial units allows artists & designers to focus more on the quality of designing or producing than becoming wealthy and well known. Indie music, films and products often deliver special experiences that mainstream cannot provide. Indie design can be seen as a movement made up of independent designers, artists and craftspeople who often handmade or batch produce products without being part of large business firms and corporations.
18.Urban Vinyl
Urban Vinyl is sub-culture and a designer toy movement. It is the making of action toy figures out of vinyl plastic. Urban Vinyl toys features original designs, small production numbers and limited color variation and edition. The whole design and production processes of urban vinyl toys are often run by small designer teams. The first artist/designer who started the urban vinyl trend is a Hong Kong illustrator named Michael Lau. His work is an offshoot of hip-hop, music and graffiti culture amount the youth. He creates hand-made 12-inch figures each with character that represents his idea of contemporary youth living styles and attitude.
19.Reverse graffiti
Reverse graffiti also known as clean tagging or dust tagging is a relatively new way of creating graffiti on walls or other surfaces in urban areas. It is done by removing dust or dirt from a surface like dusty windows or dirty walls in public area. Because reverse graffiti does not involves using paint, ink or any color materials, it is considered legal as ‘removing dust’ could impossibly deface or vandal a property.
One of the most popular street artists who do reverse graffiti is Brazilian Alexandre Orion. He ‘wrote’ ‘Wash Me’ at the back of a dusty truck. And his most famous work is the hundreds of skull images he created in a soot-covered tunnel in Sao Paulo.
20.Quasi-anonymous
‘Quasi’ means as if it were in a sense, however, it does not fully qualify. It is something that appears to be something, almost but it is not. For example ‘quasi-news’ refers to a piece of information that does not qualify as legitimate news like love affairs between celebrities. It has no real impact on lives and there are lots of people having love affairs, but for commercial or other purposes, it might be reported as if it is news.
‘Quasi-anonymous’ is often used to describe street artists. It means the work of graffiti art or literature has undisclosed or unknown creator, but the graffiti art from certain artists are so famous that people recognizes whose work they belong to. For instance, legendary street artist Banksy’s true identity and biographical details remain public uncertain, but because of his well known politics, culture and ethics street artworks around the globe are so popular, people know there is ‘Banksy’ out there, not who ‘Banksy’ actually is though. In another words, ‘quasi-anonymous’ means something or someone seems unknown but not totally.
