• German: Vignette

• Italian: vignetta

Verb

1. To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away.

Derived terms

• vignetting

The word Vignette, from the same root as vine, originally referred to a decorative border in a book. Later, the word also came to be used for a photographic portrait which is clear in the center, and fades off at the edges, and also short descriptive literature focusing on a particular moment or person. The other uses below are mostly derived from these:

• Vignette (graphic design), decorative designs in books to separate sections or chapters
• Vignette (packaging design), a decoration technique to add colorful customization, company logo or variable data to a presentation package. Typically vignettes are made of metal or a polymer material and digitally printed in 4 color process.
• Vignetting in photography, any process by which there is loss in clarity towards the corners and sides of an image
• Vignette (literature), short, impressionistic scenes that focus on one moment or give a particular insight into a character, idea, or setting
• Vignette (architecture), small views or pictures which display what's going on in certain areas of a drawing, and they can be rendered or sketched
• Vignette (road tax), a small, coloured sticker affixed to motor vehicles in some European nations to indicate road tolls have been paid
• Vignette (software), a commercial software content management system, portal and collaboration tools company
• Vignette (vineyard), a vineyard in viticulture
• Vignette (entertainment), a brief scene, skit or sketch; used in Vaudeville, on variety shows, comedy programs, adult entertainment, talk shows or certain children's television programs (such as Sesame Street, The Electric Company or Between the Lions); a vignette could include footage of a "man on the street" on shows like David Letterman or Jay Leno, or a video clip shown on a professional wrestling program
• Vignette (immigration (UK)), a securely printed sticker with a photo inserted into a passport by an immigration official which confers an immigration status upon the holder

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