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Additive Color
- red, green, and blue colors (collectively called RGB) that televisions and computer monitors mix in various intensities to create all other colors; these are the actual (and not reflected) colors seen by the eye
Anchor Point
- a point on a path that indicates a change of direction
Anti-alias
– softening of the jagged edges in images that have become aliased (when the curves and other lines in a graphic becomes jagged)
Auto trace
– a function in graphic design software that automatically traces images; paths are created along the edges of a scanned sketch; the paths are then cleaned up and the scanned file are discarded off
Bevel
– bevel is a function in graphic design software that, when applied to an image, gives the image the appearance of being raised out of the surface
Bezier
– the Bezier (or Pen) tool draws curved line segments that can be reshaped by changing its anchor points and/or direction lines
Bitmap (BMP)
– a graphic image stored as a specific arrangement of screen dots or pixels
Bleeding
– when an image or printed color extends beyond the trimmed edge of a page, it is called a "bleed"; ensures that the print extends to the edges of the paper
Canvas size
– the full area of an image
Cast shadow
– similar to a drop shadow but with added perspective to create the illusion of a third dimension
CMYK
– CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black, the four process color inks used for printing
Color correction
– correction to a color cast created by the scanner on the scanned image; the preview image on the computer display is adjusted; color correction is usually done in CMYK
Color palette
– a set of colors that make up an image or animation; it is also the set of colors available to be applied to images
Color space
– color space is a particular way to describe color. Examples of color spaces include: RGB and CMYK
Comp (comprehensive)
– comp's are made to see what a prospective design project will look like for example the layout of the image, use of color, the size and the paper that will be used; it is also named a dummy
Composite image
– a graphic image (or photograph), made up of a combination of images
Continuous tone
– black and white photographs often contain gradient tones from black to white which are called continuous tones
Contrast
– the difference between light and dark areas in an image; the wider the tonal range is in an image, the lower the contrast will be
Control handle
– the handle that extends from an anchor point that is used to create curved shapes in a path. Stretching the control handle will affect the depth of the curve
Crop
– a tool that enables the user to trim away the edges or part of an image
Dither
– the mixing of adjacent pixels to simulate additional colors to fill the gaps between two colors
DPI (dots per inch)
– DPI is the number of dots (or pixels - PPI) that fit horizontally and vertically into a one-inch measure; the more dots per inch, the more detail is captured and the sharper the image
Drop shadow
– similar to a cast shadow but without added perspective to create the illusion of a third dimension
Dummy
– a dummy counts as an example of a piece of design work (brochure, ad, book cover etc.) that needs to be approved by the client
Duotone
–made by printing an image with two colors, usually black and a second color; creates more of a depth
Emboss
–gives an image a three dimensional (3-D) quality; the 3-D effect is created with highlights and shadows on the edges of the image
Feathering
– a graphic software tool used to make the edges of an image appear blurry
Fill
– a graphic software tool used to fill selected parts of images or their backgrounds with a color
Filter
– applied to images or art works to easily create special effects or to achieve a look that would be too difficult to create manually
Font
– a complete set of characters in a particular style and typically consists of a full letter set, number set and all other special characters you get by pressing the shift, control or option keys
Foreground color
– color applied to objects in the foreground of the designed layout
four-color process
the printing process that reproduces colors by combining cyan, magenta, yellow, and black
freehand drawing tool
a tool found in Illustration software allowing the user to draw freeform shapes as if with a pencil
GIF
(graphics interchange format) GIF images display up to 256 colors; GIF images generally have very small file sizes and are the most widely used graphic format on the web
gradient
a function in graphic software that allows the user to fill an object/image with a smooth transition of colors
grayscale
images containing black, white, no color and up to 256 shades of gray
high-resolution image
an image with a high level of sharpness/clarity
image map
a single graphic image (on a website), containing multiple click-able hyperlinks
JPEG
(joint photographic electronic group) a common compression method that shrinks a file's storage size by discarding non-important picture detail; excessive jpeg compression can cause poor image quality
kerning
adjusting the lateral (horizontal) space between letters
layers
a function within graphic software that allows the user to assemble, organize and re-edit their artwork
leading
the vertical spacing (measured in points) between lines of text
letter spacing
see kerning
line weight
line weight is a term referring to the thickness of a printing line
logos
unique visual business identifiers; a logo is an image that acts like a business signature, identifying the company and differentiating it from the competition; although not a requirement, many logos illustrate the nature of the business and/or the nature of its products/services
lossless
refers to a form of data compression where the detail is retained and no data is lost after file downsizing; the lossless compression method is commonly used in TIFF and GIF formats
lossy
a form of data compression where detail is removed as the file size is reduced; a common lossy compression method is JPEG
Low-resolution image
an image with a low level of sharpness/clarity
magic wand tool
a tool in graphic software that allows the user to select parts of an image, for example areas with the same color
margins
guidelines in page layout software to show the user the body copy areas
mask
a function that allows a shape to mask part of an image; the masked part of the image can be edited but won't let you work past the borders of the clipping path
master page
a feature found in page layout software that allows the user to create a consistent page layout
noise
a term used to describe the occurrence of pixels that contain random colors
non-printing guides
alignment aids (rulers or margin guides) found within page layout software
non-reproducible colors
colors present in an original photograph, that fall outside of the gamut
object
things found in images
opacity
the density of a color or tonal value; the opacity of an image or object can range from transparent (0% opacity) to opaque (100% opacity)
outline
the outer edge of text or a graphic
page layout
the design of a page; created by placing text, text columns, images etc. on the page
page size
a setting in graphic software that enables the user to define the size of the page that the artwork on
Pantone Matching System
used for specifying and blending match colors; it provides designers with swatches of over 700 colors and gives printers the recipes for making those colors
paste board
the area around a page surface in a page layout program; this area allows the user to put down elements that is to be used in the page layout
path
the shape of a single element in illustration
patterned fill
a custom fill usually defined by the user
pixel
the smallest picture element (used to display an image on a computer), that can be independently assigned a color
PNG
Portable Network Graphics format; PNG (usually pronounced "ping"), is used for lossless compression; the PNG format displays images without jagged edges while keeping file sizes relatively small, making them popular on the web
PPI
Pixels per Inch; a measurement of the resolution of a scanned image
printable color
the range of available color on an output device
rasterize
an image is said to be rasterized when converted from vector image to a bit-mapped image
re-sample
a function available in image editing that allows the user to change the resolution of the image while keeping its pixel count intact
resolution
an important factor in determining the attainable output quality; the higher the resolution of an image, the less pixilated it will be and the curves of the image will appear smoother
RGB
(red green blue) RGB is the model used to project color on a computer monitor; by mixing these three colors, a large percentage of the visible color spectrum can be represented
rotate
a function within graphic software that enables a user to rotate an image or pixel by any number of degrees
rulers
alignment or measurement aids found in page layout software
saturation
the color intensity of an image; a color with high saturation will appear brighter and more vibrant than the same color with low saturation; colors in gray scale images have no saturations
scaling images
resizing an object horizontally, vertically, or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its original size
selection
an area of an image that is selected (isolated) so it can be edited while the rest of the image is protected
Selective Color Correction Adjustment
a setting available in graphic software that allows the user to adjust a specific color in an image
shadow detail
refers to the amount of detail contained in the dark areas of an image
subtractive color
a term describing the three subtractive primary colors (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow) as opposed to the three additive colors (Red, Blue and Green)
text wrap
a term used in page layout software, referring to the way text can be shaped around the edges of images
thumbnail
a small version of the original image
TIFF
(tagged image file format) a common graphic file format used for saving bitmapped images such as scans, photographs, illustrations and logos
tint
a color is tinted by adding white to make the color lighter
tolerance
the range of pixels a tool in graphic software operates in. In other words the range of shade or color pixels a Magic Wand selects etc.
true color system
a 24-plane graphics sub-system which produces the entire range of 16.7 million colors
un-sharp masking
a very sophisticated sharpening method that sharpens images without the graininess that appears with most other sharpening methods
value
with reference to color, the term is used to describe brightness
vector graphic
drawn in paths and allows the designer to re-size images freely without getting pixilated edges as is the case with bit-mapped images; the vector format is generally used for in printing while the bitmap format is used for onscreen display
white point
the combination of RGB at full intensity on a monitor