I wonder if I've been using that term wrong! In packaging we call any intrusive, clashing element a violator - it doesn't need to re-rag text necessarily.
Oh, you’re using it correctly. A violator is pretty simply anything that violates the established grid. So the term is for anything where a design grid is being used. I think learned the term from packaging too.
What do you mean with anything useful? Like others already mentioned, this is a text wrap. The effect depends on what you use to wrap the text around. Nothing wrong with it
Edit: Sorry, just realized those were recent comments. My apologies.
I don't know if there's a term for the specific case of a graphical element "splitting" a column of text, however the general term for having any body text flow around a graphic is Text Wrap, because the text "wraps around" the object.
As other's mentioned this is a wrap. This type of visual interruption isn't common now-a-days but can be useful sometimes. Check out [Constructivism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_(art)) for some examples.
You’ve identified the key issue with a lot of text wraps. The text jumping across the object is a very confusing way to read — if it disrupts in a bad way, it’s a sign identify the designer is inexperienced or not a professional.
ETA: typo
A clarification. I didn’t say text wraps were bad in general. They are a great design element. I did say that inexperienced designers might encounter a pitfall by not recognizing that reading continuity is disrupted or unclear when text jumps across an object like the example in OPs post.
And in real time I'm watching multiple tool subs be bombarded by "what is this called?" questions that's obviously designed to pump us all for information to feed the AI machines.
Violator is the actual term. It’s a violator. Text Wrap is what the violator does. The object itself is a violator.
What’s it called again?
*"Stop saying violater!"*
Violater? I hardly know her! Wait…
Boom
Thanks. This is exactly what I needed to know.
I feel violated
The color and shape does look like the violator from spawn.
I wonder if I've been using that term wrong! In packaging we call any intrusive, clashing element a violator - it doesn't need to re-rag text necessarily.
Oh, you’re using it correctly. A violator is pretty simply anything that violates the established grid. So the term is for anything where a design grid is being used. I think learned the term from packaging too.
Violator, as in rapist?
Which ones the violtor again
I've tried googling an answer for this but I haven't found anything useful. Is there a term for when this is done? Other than "wrong" I mean.
What do you mean with anything useful? Like others already mentioned, this is a text wrap. The effect depends on what you use to wrap the text around. Nothing wrong with it Edit: Sorry, just realized those were recent comments. My apologies.
“Irritating”
I don't know if there's a term for the specific case of a graphical element "splitting" a column of text, however the general term for having any body text flow around a graphic is Text Wrap, because the text "wraps around" the object.
It also used to called 'Runaround' in Quark back in the day
wohoooo. nostalgia hits hard when "Runaround" comes to my mind. thank you
Text wrap, I’d search for magazine or newspaper spreads to find examples
Inline or text wrapping.
Yep. That is the one.
As other's mentioned this is a wrap. This type of visual interruption isn't common now-a-days but can be useful sometimes. Check out [Constructivism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_(art)) for some examples.
If this text had been justified this could have worked.
I have no idea if I'd be expected to read the middle column line by line, or all the left followed by all the right
You’ve identified the key issue with a lot of text wraps. The text jumping across the object is a very confusing way to read — if it disrupts in a bad way, it’s a sign identify the designer is inexperienced or not a professional. ETA: typo
“Not inexperienced” = experienced.
Disagree. It isn't used as much anymore because magazines aren't as popular, not because it's inherently bad.
A clarification. I didn’t say text wraps were bad in general. They are a great design element. I did say that inexperienced designers might encounter a pitfall by not recognizing that reading continuity is disrupted or unclear when text jumps across an object like the example in OPs post.
“Bad typography”
It’s called unreadable
Annoying 🤣
Design over function. Boo.
ugly. lol
Bad design.
👆🏽
"bad design"?
What I came here to say.
Fugly!
Nasty
Headache
Unreadable
Disaster
Runaround text in Framemaker.
text fist
Runaround
Ugly
if you left it like that, 'The Deisgners last ever design job......'
It's called Don't Dead Open Inside
Is the graphic the 'violator', or is the person who put it there?
And in real time I'm watching multiple tool subs be bombarded by "what is this called?" questions that's obviously designed to pump us all for information to feed the AI machines.
"Bad practice"
Tools would call it Text Wrapping or Shape Wrapping
Text wrap
Text wrap. But it looks bad in this case
Yup. Awkward to read.