Graffiti and graffito are from the Italian word graffiato (" scratched ").

In 2009 graffiti artist " Scape " published " GRAFF ; the Art & Technique of Graffiti ", the world's first book dedicated to displaying the full techniques of creating graffiti art.

Graffiti on public property is common in many inner cities as part of a gang culture ; however, other more serious forms of vandalism that may take place during public unrest such as rioting can involve the willful destruction of public and private property.

* Audio Graffiti Free Manuscript Paper: Printable PDF files of musical staff ( A4 and Letter size ; standard, TAB and more ; with or without clefs )

Keyboard highlights include the delicate " The Rain Song " ( Houses of the Holy ) played on a Mellotron ; the funky, danceable " Trampled Under Foot ", played on a Clavinet ( Physical Graffiti ); and the eastern scales of " Kashmir ", also played on a Mellotron ( also on Physical Graffiti ).

Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti was the first album he ever owned ; the hard rock band Kiss was also an early favorite.

The dance companies include Fusion Dance Company, Northwestern's premiere Hip-Hop Dance Crew ; ReFresH Dance Crew, an open dance community that offers free hip-hop choreography and freestyling lessons ; Graffiti Dancers, a dance group that focuses on jazz and modern ; and Boomshaka, Northwestern's premiere drum and dance ensemble, combining body rhythm, drumming, and dance.

It sets itself apart from other PDAs physically by having a sliding lower portion ; the bottom third of the casing can be slid up and down to cover or reveal the touch-sensitive Graffiti writing area.

Graffiti from 19th-century passers-by is scratched into its walls ; though this is now illegal.

As part of their press for the new handwriting recognition system, PalmSource argued that Jot and Graffiti 2 more closely followed the standard ways of drawing letters and numbers than the original Graffiti did ; and they also argued that lowering the learning curve would attract more new users to the platform.

Graffiti alluding to Sendero Luminoso and its leader, Abimael Guzmán, were painted over with patriotic slogans ; students went about their business only after passing checkpoints and under close supervision from the armed forces ; and the campus remained under military control for several years.

Wolfguy Jack is a parody of radio host Wolfman Jack ; his girlfriend resembles Debbie from the film American Graffiti.

* W. F. Edgerton, Medinet Habu Graffiti Facsimiles ( OIP 36 ; Chicago, 1937 )

* H. J. Thissen, Die demotischen Graffiti von Medinet Habu: Zeugnisse zu Tempel und Kult im Ptolemäischen Ägypten ( Demotische Studien 10 ; Sommerhausen, 1989 )

Christy Moore's song " Minds Locked Shut " on the album Graffiti Tongue is all about the events of the day, and names the dead civilians.

Graffiti may also express underlying social and political messages and a whole genre of artistic expression is based upon spray paint graffiti styles.

" Graffiti " is applied in art history to works of art produced by scratching a design into a surface.

Graffiti is often seen as having become intertwined with hip hop culture and the myriad international styles derived from New York City Subway graffiti.

Marc Ecko, an urban clothing designer, has been an advocate of graffiti as an art form during this period, stating that " Graffiti is without question the most powerful art movement in recent history and has been a driving inspiration throughout my career.

Graffiti in the Middle East is slowly emerging, with pockets of taggers operating in the various ' Emirates ' of the United Arab Emirates, in Israel, and in Iran.

Graffiti still remains the 1 of 4 hip hop elements that is not considered " performance art " despite the image of the " singing and dancing star " that sells hip hop culture to the mainstream.

" Graffiti is revolutionary, in my opinion ", he says, " and any revolution might be considered a crime.

To back the campaign, 123 MPs ( including Prime Minister Tony Blair ) signed a charter which stated: Graffiti is not art, it's crime.

One early example is the " Graffiti Tunnel " located at the Camperdown Campus of the University of Sydney, which is available for use by any student at the University to tag, advertise, poster and create " art ".

One widely known stroke recognition system is Palm's Graffiti ).

Graffiti is a common form of vandalism.

* The original Haley recording is in the soundtrack for the film American Graffiti ( 1973 ).

The name is said to derive from when Lucas was making one of his earlier films, American Graffiti.

Graffiti is widespread in Tijuana.

This strip is best described as the atmosphere of George Lucas ' iconic film, American Graffiti.

The Graffiti external graphics card is still available on the market.

It is featured in countless movies / trailers including a pivotal scene in the motion picture American Graffiti.

Graffiti is an essentially single-stroke shorthand handwriting recognition system used in PDAs based on the Palm OS.

Graffiti also runs on the Windows Mobile platform, where it is called " Block Recognizer ", and on the Symbian UIQ platform as the default recognizer and was available for Casio's Zoomer PDA.

Ever growing, it is commonly expressed through such elements as Breakin, Emceein, Graffiti Art, Deejayin, Beatboxin, Street Fashion, Street Language, Street Knowledge and Street Entrepreneurialism.

Graffiti has been used as a means of advertising both legally and illegally.

Graffiti can also be used as an offensive expression.

In 1974, the original version of the song returned to the American charts when it was used as the theme for the movie American Graffiti and a re-recorded version by Haley was used as the opening theme for the TV series Happy Days during its first two seasons.

* Graffiti Cleaning Machine, a 28, 300-lb retrofitted hi-rail box truck used by the MTA.

Graffiti was developed by Jeff Hawkins, who had previously created " PalmPrint " ( the character recognition system used by the Casio Zoomer ) to recognize natural handwriting.

Graffiti used a different approach.

Graffiti 2 was used by later Palm OS implementations.

New Power Generation was used for the first time as a band name in the 1990 film Graffiti Bridge, and a song entitled " New Power Generation " appeared on the accompanying soundtrack album.

It was used extensively by Led Zeppelin, who recorded tracks there for all of their studio albums up to and including Physical Graffiti in 1975.

Graffiti 2, however, required the user to execute two strokes in order to create many commonly used characters.

His film 21-87 was a profound influence on director George Lucas, who used thematic approaches from 21 – 87 in THX 1138, his Star Wars films and also American Graffiti.

The group's biggest hits have been used in such films as American Graffiti, American Hot Wax, The Hollywood Knights, Diner, Stand By Me, and Joe Versus the Volcano.

It has been used in Cool Whip commercials ( lyrics changed from " cool jerk " to " cool whip ") and for many movie soundtracks, including More American Graffiti ( 1979 ), Night and the City ( 1992 ), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ( 1992 ), and Calendar Girl ( 1993 ).

Universal Studios built a replica of " Mel's Drive-In " on its lot, pursuant to the restaurant being used in American Graffiti -- this amusement attraction also served as a gift shop for years.

Prince created an unreleased remix in early 1991 called " Glam Slam ' 91 ", which used the chorus of " Glam Slam ", but with new music and lyrics that borrowed partially from Graffiti Bridges " Love Machine ".

Belle and Sebastian used the melody from " Tennessee Waltz " in their song Slow Graffiti.

In the video for the Non Phixion and Arsonists song " 14 Years Of Rap " a set very similar to the one on Graffiti Rock was used.