The phrase "a sort of visual" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that resembles or is similar to a visual representation or image, but not exactly one.
Example: "The artist created a sort of visual that captured the essence of the landscape without being a direct depiction."
Alternatives: "a kind of visual" or "a type of visual".
It's a sort of visual poetry, to be honest.
Just 20% of those get what is called the "aura", a sort of visual madness.
Both artists rely, essentially, on abbreviated and exacting drawing, precise tonality, a sort of visual perfect-pitch.
Chase saw in the TV serial the possibility for a sort of visual novel equivalent to thousands of pages.
The new patterns provide a sort of visual noise that hides the message, a buzz that disguises the tune.
I have discovered that so many of my highest points in the garden have a sort of visual umami to them.
Users can also bundle goods they want to buy online in their personal 'Wishspace' – a sort of (nifty) visual wishlist – where one can manage items of interest but also monitor and track history and delivery of purchases.
After the match, fans will be able to scrub along a timeline in the thruSITES buzz tracker to see which players caused most response at crucial moments – a sort of crowdsourced, visual post-match highlights package which, from the other perspective, will give the clubs a direct tap into public sentiment around their players.
So, you know, it gives it a sort of a visual variety in that way.
In my film roles I come along and work as a sort of offside visual assistant on design for the director‚ telling the other people involved with the movie to "make it look like that".
In terms of essayistic inspiration, however, Miéville owes a greater debt to a different sort of visual spectacle, an exhibit that opened last fall at the Tate Modern and closed in January, "John Martin: Apocalypse".
