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visual language

Noun

Meaning

Those aspects of communication that rely on visual elements, such as illustrations, formatting, gesture, and so on.

VPL (visual programming language); a programming language that allows software developers to generate code by manipulating program elements graphically rather than by specifying them textually.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Well, visual language is another boring discussion about the nature of film. Alan Rudolph

Because it's visual art, a lot of it comes from childhood experience but then a lot comes from the visual language - in advertising and stuff like that - which is around us. Damien Hirst

I believe in a visual language that should be as strong as the written word. David LaChapelle

I myself regard the deaf people as superheroes, protectors of the visual language. Emilio Insolera

I see my role as a translator, telling the story that's in the book using the more visual language of film. Jane Goldman

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