Layout

"A layout generally means a locational arrangement or sequence of things. However&sbquo it implies that there is a certain intention behind the consideration of the arrangement&sbquo and not a random placement of things. From there&sbquo its meaning has expanded not only to 3-dimensional space but also 2-demensional arrangements of visual objects such as illustrations&sbquo figurers and texts. In Japanese&sbquo layout has come to mean heightening visual understanding through editorial arrangement on a newspaper or magazine page.The meaning of layout&sbquo however&sbquo has even expanded to the arrangement of elements and factors of structures in space. A layout of a electronic circuit&sbquo for example&sbquo is the actual mounting arrangement&sbquo and refer to its compositional setting. In such cases as implying a structural arrangement of things and elements. As in "layout of genes"&sbquo its meaning is still expanding.
At Bauhaus too&sbquo studies of functional arrangement of characters and patterns on 2-dimensional surfaces were conducted. It can be seen now that such static layouts have led to arrangements and placements of life and cultural components through such media as kinetic art and video images&sbquo and the arrangements of elements and factors in the lifestyles of consumers have been embodied. In design too&sbquo it is noteworthy that concreteness sought through visualization&sbquo that is the functional arrangement&sbquo is directly linked to the structural configuration layout. Moreover&sbquo this leads to sequences of thought and arrangement of systems&sbquo and the word layout is once again becoming one that includes further important elements and factors."

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