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Baseline | The imaginary line on which typed text rests |
Rule | A term for a line in graphic design |
Pull Quotes | Phrases from an article that are enlarged and |
Watermark | Faint, lightly shaded image that appears behind other |
Leading | The measure of blank space between lines of text. |
Cropping | Trimming an image in order to make it fit in a publication |
Masthead | Information printed in most periodicals, including |
Graphic | A line, circle, or box which has been created or an image |
River | White space formed from lines of copy containing poorly |
Widow | Last line of a paragraph appearing at the top of a page or |
Sans Serif | Typeface that does not contain serifs (curls). |
Gutters | The space between columns in a publication. |
Drop Cap | A large capital letter at the beginning of a newspaper or |
Landscape | Page orientation (layout) that is wider than tall; horizontal |
Dingbats | Small typographical ornaments used to accent text or to |
Tabloid | Paper size larger than legal—printout usually has to be |
Thumbnails | A tiny sketch of a brochure or flyer used by a designer to |
List | An object that presents a body of text or menu from which |
Blending | A design effect created by varying shades that go from |
Halftone | A method of producing grayscale art (especially to |
Kerning | Adjusting the horizontal space between characters in order to improve the readability or look of the text. |
Vector | A type of graphic composed of computer-defined graphic |
Reverse Type | Text appears in white on a black or color background. |
White Space | An area of empty space on a page used to aid the reader |
Em | A typographical unit of measure equal to the width of the |
Scaling | Changing the size of an image. |
Bleeding | Print that goes to the physical edge of a page |
X-height | The height of all lowercase characters |
Resolution | The sharpness of an image |
Greeking | Text or that which serves as placeholder until the real text |