what is graphology?
layout, space, shape, images, colour etc
typography
styling and arranging type, including fonts
orthography
conventions of punctuation, capitalisation and spelling
symtagm
a single word element of design that when altered can change the overall meaning
paradigm
group or related ideas that are interchangeable in a sentence of design and still have the same collective meaning
icons
signs where the signifier resembles the signified
symbol
signs where relation between signifier and signified is conventional and culturally specific
indexes
signs where the signifier is caused by signified