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'''Typographics''' is defined in [[Visual Experiments Lain]] as a compound word comprised of the words ''type'' and ''graphic''. It is used to describe scenes in which words float across the screen, usually in accompaniment to [[crosstalk]] or scenes in which [[Lain]] is diving in the [[Wired]]. Such scenes were created by [[Ueda Yasuyuki]] using Adobe After Effects and other programs.
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'''Typographics''' is defined in [[Visual Experiments Lain]] as a compound word comprised of the words ''type'' and ''graphic''. It is used to describe montage scenes of the [[anime]] in which words float or scroll across the screen, usually in accompaniment to narration or [[crosstalk]], or during scenes in which [[Lain]] is diving in the [[Wired]]. Such scenes were created by [[Ueda Yasuyuki]] using Adobe After Effects and other programs.  
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For the purposes of this article, typographics includes any situation where text is used for primarily decorative effects.
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For the purposes of this article, typographics means any situation where text is used for primarily stylistic effects. Below, the text from a few of the scenes has been transcribed and sourced for the reader's interest. Reading the text probably won't contribute to your understanding of ''Lain'', because it's merely decorative or stylistic, having little to no relevance to the events of the scenes it appears in.
    
== Accela ==
 
== Accela ==
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In [[Layer 02]], there is a scene where a narrator explains the workings of [[accela]] while digital graphics are displayed. During this scene, small, nearly transparent blocks of text scroll up the screen. Subject-wise, it has little to no relation with the scene it appears in. It comes from two distinct sources and reads as follows, with line breaks and typographical errors for the most part preserved:
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In [[Layer 02]], there is a scene where a narrator explains the workings of [[accela]] while digital graphics are displayed. During this scene, small, nearly transparent blocks of text scroll up the screen. It comes from two distinct sources and reads as follows, with line breaks and typographical errors for the most part preserved:
    
  Anti-VEGF
 
  Anti-VEGF
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
*[http://www.cjas.org/~leng/l-typo.htm The role of typographical elements in lain]
 
*[http://www.cjas.org/~leng/l-typo.htm The role of typographical elements in lain]
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== Related Pages ==
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*[[Metaphorize]]
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*[[Source code]]
    
[[Category:Themes]]
 
[[Category:Themes]]

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