Heraldry and Blazon: A Graphic-Based Information Language.
Harold E. Thiele · Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) · 1990
VARIOUS over the last 700 years to blazon armorial devices reveals several patterns that can be adapted to form a generalized algorithm to describe trademarks, logos, and other types of graphic designs.The key assumption used in the algorithm is that the graphic design is to be treated as a glyph that is to be painted onto a surface with some form of opaque media.The different design elements of the glyph are described in the order in which they are applied to the surface as one works from the background to the foreground.The algorithm is in the form of a faceted description.Each of the facets of the algorithm deal with a specific function, attribute, or design use.In addition to being able to search for a specific design element, the faceting feature will provide the user with the capability to search for a specific functional use of a glyph.