I might be a little foggy on that description. I know I've heard the term before and I think it is related to a portion of a printed job that folds out sort of independently from the regular part of the piece. Aug22:13 EST #2 Hopefully Andrew will chime in with an answer soon because I'm having trouble finding some information online.Aug13:13 EST #1 Wjat is the definition of turnout in design Lee Bennett (ATPM Staff).Stars and star-bursts are used to emphasize and identify “new and improved,” but this is another cultural meaning through repeated use in mass communication and advertising. Octagons mean stop, especially when combined with the color red, but that same meaning doesn’t apply in countries where stop signs are not shaped as octagons. The interpretation of many shapes is cultural. When abstract shapes are used for signs, they must also give adequate time for proper response. Because most abstract shapes are used to communicate, they must command attention, convey a clear and simple meaning, and command respect. The silhouettes and lack of detail make them easily understood from a distance and by people with different cultural backgrounds. Many signs, icons, and logos use abstract shapes.Ībstract shapes are often silhouetted and exaggerated to focus on recognizable shape rather than being realistic. Abstract shapes may be universal to all people or culturally based, and are often stylized natural shapes. Ellipses share the psychology of circles, but to a lesser extent depending on the how close they are to a true circle.Ībstract shapes are images used to convey concise meaning or identity without the use of written language. Circles are useful for focusing attention because of the closure of the shape, and because they are less common in man-made objects than shapes with straight lines. Many ancient cultures considered the circle to be a perfect and even a sacred form. Triangles can suggest growth or “reaching the top.”Ĭircles suggest infinity, completion, softness, and security. Equilateral triangles are the most stable of the triangle shapes because all sides and angles are the same. Triangles suggest action because of movement from the corners “pointing” in a direction. Squares are considered to be one of the most honest shapes, even more than other types of rectangles, because of their mathematical and visual simplicity. They can be used to suggest stability and truth. Because so much of the man-made world is composed of these shapes, squares and rectangles are familiar, safe, and comfortable, but their uniformity can also create a conservative or rigid effect. From architecture to the arrangement of text on a page to the shape of the page itself, most of what people encounter on a daily basis is composed of squares and rectangles. Squares and rectangles are the most common shapes in man-made objects.
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