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| In graphic arts usage, all matter (i.e. illustrations and photographs) other than text material. | Art |
The elimination of un-needed or un-wanted parts of a photograph or other original artwork.,  | Cropping |
A very small, often sketchy visualization of an illustration or design. Usually several thumbnails are created together to show different approaches to the visual problem that is being solved.,  | Thumbnail |
When any image or element on a page touches the edge of the page, extending beyond the trim edge, leaving no margin it is said to bleed. It may bleed or extend off one or more sides. Photos, rules, clip art, and decorative text elements can bleed off the page.,  | Bleed |
A printing style in which the background is the printed area and the image or characters remain the color of the paper.,  | Reverse-Out |
500 sheets of paper. A standard pack of printer/copier paper.,  | Ream |
A design effect in which the edges of a photograph or illustration fades gradually away until it blends into the color of the background or paper.,  | Vignette (vin-yet) |
Surface or texture characteristic of paper; a slightly rough finish that permits it to take ink readily.,  | Tooth |
1) a single word in a line by itself ending a sentence or paragraph. 2) Also, the last line of a paragraph that appears as the first line on the next page.,  | Widow |
A process performed after printing to stamp a raised or depressed image (artwork or typography) into the surface of paper using engraved metal embossing dies, extreme pressure, and heat.,  | Embossing |
the art and practice of arranging type along with other design elements in a pleasing way by using combinations of fonts and layout, and adjusting the type in such a way as to produce the most aesthetic result.,  | Typography |
| a system of criteria used for evaluating works of art. Criteria may be visual, moral, social, or any combination of these. The term may also refer to the quality of beauty that defines or is perceived in a work of art. | Aesthetic |
| 8.5" x 11" | Letter - Standard Paper Size |
| 8.5" x 14" | Legal - Standard Paper Size |
| 11x17 | Tabloid - Standard Paper Size |
(German word meaning grid) can be described as a mosaic or grid of pixels with each pixel representing a single tone or color.,  | Raster Graphic (bitmap image): |
the technique used to project an illusion of the three-dimensional world onto a two-dimensional surface to create a sense of depth.,  | Perspective |
| the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole; the structure, organization, or total form of a piece of art. | Composition |
| both the process and result of structuring the elements of visual form. | Design |
a stroke added to the beginning or end of the main strokes of a letter (i.e. Times Roman).,  | Serif |
letterforms without serifs (i.e. Helvetica).,  | San-Serif |
| a transparent sheet made of flexible clear plastic, frequently used to make overlays (similar to overhead projector sheets or clear report covers). | Acetate |
the positioning of multiple elements of design or lines of text on the same horizontal or vertical line.,  | Alignment |
the unprinted area around the edge of a page or artwork.,  | Margin |
