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.
scaling. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to remove the scale or scales from (as by scraping) scale a fish. 3  2 : to take off in thin layers or scales scale tartar from the teeth.  3 : to throw (as a thin flat stone) so that the edge cuts the air or so that it skips on water 1  : skim. intransitive verb.  1 : to separate and come off in scales : flake.