graphic
Leaving nothing hidden
Graphic describes something visual or vividly detailed.
A graphic designer works with images and layout.
A graphic novel tells its story through sequential art.
When describing violence, sex, or disturbing content, graphic means explicit and detailed—nothing left to imagination: The documentary contained graphic footage of the aftermath.
As a noun, a graphic is an image or visual element: The presentation needs better graphics.
Picture explaining something
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- chartData shown visually
- infographicVisual data presentation
- iconPictorial screen symbol
symbol · logo · pictogram · schematic · flowchart · map · rendering · depiction
Noticeably impressive
- boldCourageous and daring
- vividIntensely clear and bright
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- eye-catchingImmediately noticeable, visually
explicit · stark · intense · detailed · lurid · visceral · harrowing · unflinching
New and unusual
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- narrativeAccount of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- mangaJapanese comic medium
webcomic · panel · speech bubble · caption · sequential · frame · strip · anthology
Smallest display unit
- rasterGrid of pixels
- bitmapPixel-based image format
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- renderCause to become
viewport · screenshot · tiff · file · format · compression · layer · transparency
Arranging letters for display
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- logoCompany identifying symbol
poster · print · advertising · packaging · signage · typeface · grid · whitespace
illustration
Picture explaining something
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- chartData shown visually
- infographicVisual data presentation
icon · symbol · logo · pictogram · schematic · flowchart · map · rendering · depiction · figure
striking
Noticeably impressive
eye-catching · explicit · stark · intense · detailed · lurid · visceral · harrowing · unflinching · raw
novel
New and unusual
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- narrativeAccount of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
manga · webcomic · panel · speech bubble · caption · sequential · frame · strip · anthology · adaptation
pixel
Smallest display unit
- rasterGrid of pixels
- bitmapPixel-based image format
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
render · viewport · screenshot · tiff · file · format · compression · layer · transparency · export
typography
Arranging letters for display
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
logo · poster · print · advertising · packaging · signage · typeface · grid · whitespace · contrast
- picturespicture, photo, image, pic, snapshot
- broadcast newsnewscast, news anchor, correspondent, breaking news, headline news
- art adjectivesbold, bright, colorful, dark, delicate
- descriptive wordsadjective, adverb, vivid, detailed, colorful
- digital filesfile, audio file, files, document, backup file
- downloadsfiles, app, apps, game, music
graphicblurry
Indistinct, lacking definition
indistinct · unclear · fuzzy · vague · hazy
graphicimplicit
Understood without being stated
subtle · implied · suggestive · understated · restrained
- graph paperPre-gridded drawing sheets
- graphic artistsCreators of visual designs
- graphic novelBook-length illustrated sequential narrative
- graphic designArranging images and text
- line graphData shown as connected points
- bar graphChart using rectangles for comparison
photograph, graph, geography, biography, autograph, graphics, telegraph, graphic novel, graphic design