message- the point or opinion or fact you are trying to get across.
work ethic- the thought that hard work deserves a good reward.
employability skills- skills employers look for in people they wish to hire.
20/20 Rule- when working on a computer you look 20ft away for 20 seconds so your eyes don't go cross.
Right-To-Know Laws- makes any higher up tell you of any hazards in the workplace.
icon- A very simple image that can get a point across without much thought.
vector-based graphics- Graphics that can be resized to fit any specifications needed.
specs/specifications of a project- The requirements of the projects looks.
dialog box: A box in which you chat to other people in.
palette: A color selection tool used in adobe programs.
guidelines- The specific rules you are supposed to be following.
extensions- Added on things to an object or a period of time.
contextual menu- Gives you your limited amount of options to do something.
clipping mask- Creates a clean cut off of your art to section off the needed area from the excess one. excess gets cut off and hidden.
hue- The color itself
primary colors- Blue, yellow and red
secondary colors- Orange, purple and green
tertiary colors- blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet, red-orange, yellow-orange and yellow green
neutral colors- colors that don't draw much attention
continuous tone image- an image where all various colors can be represented
resolution- how many pixels are used in a picture
file size- the amount of disk space your file takes up
typography- Expressing ideas through the selection of appropriate typefaces
typeface- distinctive designs of visual symbols that are used to compose a printed image/design
serif- smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, usually at the top and bottom of a character
body type- makes large amounts of text easy to read
display type- size of text
reverse type- white text on black
point size- measures the size of the typeface
Flush left- text is aligned to the left
Flush right- text is aligned to the right
centered- text is aligned in the middle
Justified- text is aligned to right and left, fills whole box.
Type family- bold italics condensed type styles
small caps- capital letters that are the same size as lower case
lining numerals- numbers with the same height
non-lining- dont line up (ascenders+descenders)
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leading- space in between lines and letters
Margin- white space around the edge of your document
Kerning- adjusting the space in between individual characters
Tracking- adjust space between characters while they are in a group
Concept- an idea, something formed in ones mind
Final product- end result, how we ultimately communicate to our audiance
Thumbnail- a quick sketch to get thoughts out of your mind and on to paper. Small
Initial Cap- larger decorative capital letters at the beginning of text or paragraph
