This section contains a series of easy-to-use visualisations, or illustrations, of key objects you will encounter during your studies in art, design and media. Graphics can bridge barriers of language and culture. They reduce the need for translation and ease learning because it is easier to see and understand than to see, translate and understand. Clearly drawn visual images are less ambiguous and more memorable, and graphics permit you to take advantage of an existing body of recognisable symbols. Knowing the correct names of these objects in the English language not only helps with communication in the learning environment and reduces misunderstandings but also eliminates the most common obstacle faced by students who have just arrived in a new study environment and may not be able to obtain this kind of focused help from general English lessons.