Since a logo is the visual entity signifying an organization, logo design is an important area of graphic design. A logo is the central element of a complex identification system that must be functionally extended to all communications of an organization. Therefore, the design of logos and their incorporation in a visual identity system is one of the most difficult and important areas of graphic design.
In most biological nomenclature, a scale (Greek Î»ÎµÏÎ¯Ï lepis, Latin squama) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal 's skin to provide protection.
crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal. pseudopod, pseudopodium - temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion. flagellum - a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)