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  2. Calligraffiti - Wikipedia

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    Calligraffiti at Port de Pêche de Sayada, February, 2017. Calligraffiti is an art form that combines calligraphy, typography, and graffiti. It can be classified as either abstract expressionism or abstract vandalism. It is defined as a visual art that integrates letters into compositions that attempt to communicate a broader message through ...

  3. Glossary of graffiti - Wikipedia

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    An individual who takes photographs of graffiti. The term originated in New York when graffiti writers and non-graffiti writers would sit on benches at train stations waiting for the trains to go by to take pictures and admire graffiti. A graffiti artist's sketchbook, which is also known as a "piece book."

  4. Typeface - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a cast metal sort.a face, b body or shank, c point size, 1 shoulder, 2 nick, 3 groove, 4 foot.. In professional typography, [a] the term typeface is not interchangeable with the word font (originally "fount" in British English, and pronounced "font"), because the term font has historically been defined as a given alphabet and its associated characters in a single size.

  5. Handwriting recognition - Wikipedia

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    Handwriting recognition (HWR), also known as handwritten text recognition (HTR), is the ability of a computer to receive and interpret intelligible handwritten input from sources such as paper documents, photographs, touch-screens and other devices. [1][2] The image of the written text may be sensed "off line" from a piece of paper by optical ...

  6. Wildstyle - Wikipedia

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    Wildstyle is a complicated and intricate form of graffiti, the most complex type of graffiti piece. Due to its complexity, wildstyle can be difficult to read for those unfamiliar with the form and process. [1][2] It is considered the most difficult graffiti style to master. [3] A semi-wildstyle using the word RASE.

  7. Throw up (graffiti) - Wikipedia

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    A hollow throw up using the letters SPLEEN. Note the consistency in letter form and height. Throw ups, [a] or throwies, are a form of graffiti that fall between tags and pieces in complexity. [1] The name comes from the way they are designed to be "thrown" onto a surface as quickly as possible. They are almost always done with aerosol paint.

  8. Graffiti in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Graffiti began appearing around New York City with the words "Bird Lives" [1] but after that, it took about a decade and a half for graffiti to become noticeable in NYC. So, around 1970 or 1971, TAKI 183 and Tracy 168 started to gain notoriety for their frequent vandalism. [2] Using a naming convention in which they would add their street ...

  9. Graffiti in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Graffiti are writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. [1] Graffiti ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. Graffiti, consisting of the defacement of public spaces and buildings, remains a nuisance issue for cities. In America, graffiti was used as a form ...