Jargon buster
A comprehensive dictionary of web, architecture, design and printing terms.

NEO

“Neo” precedes a few architectural styles and means a reemergence of a style back in to popularity. For example, neoclassical architecture is a contemporary style that imitates the original classical works of Ancient Greek and Rome.


NAVE

Drawings: Samantha Pires/My Modern Met
The nave is the long, narrow central part of the Christian church. It reaches from the entrance to the intersection of the cruciform shape—also called the transepts.


Negative Space

The area around words and shapes in a design. Negative space can be utilized to create additional design elements, as exemplified in the FedEx logo.


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