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| Alignment | The positioning of objects in an illustration. |
| Anchor Point | A point on a specific path that indicates a change of direction. |
| Artboard | An area for artwork to be worked on that can be printed or exported in InDesign CC 2015. |
| Bezier Curves | Mathematical descriptions of curves that are often used for drawing and modifying vectors. |
| Bitmap | The way a computer builds up an image on a screen using building blocks of dots |
| Bleed | A part of an image that runs off the edge of the printing area of a document before the document is trimmed to size. |
| Blend Tool | A reshaping tool which creates a series of objects blended between the color and shape of multiple objects. |
| Blob Brush Tool | A painting tool which draws paths that expand and merge brush paths that share the same color. |
| CMYK | Cyan Magenta Yellow Black (CMYK) is a color model where cyan |
| Copyrighted Material | An original work whose creator has the sole license to create |
| Crop Marks | Marks that are part of an object as an effect. |
| Derivative Work | A work or creation that is created from or based on a preexisting creation. |
| Document Size | The height and width of an artboard in InDesign CC 2015. |
| Draw Modes | Tools in which a user can create a clipping mask or draw and select paths. |
| Fair Use Doctrine | A copyright policy which implies parts of copyrighted works can be used without permission provided the use is reasonable and does not adversely affect the profit that may be expected by the copyrighted owner. |
| Free Transform Tool | A reshaping tool which skews |
| Graphic Styles | Sets of reusable appearance attributes. |
| Guides | Nonprinting lines which are used to create guidelines in a drawing. |
| Harmony | Creating appealing color combinations. |
| Histogram | A display of information |
| Image File Format | A standardized method of organizing and storing digital images. |
| Image Map | A list of coordinates related to a specific image |
| Image Resolution | The detail which a digital |
| Image Size | The product of the height and width of a digital image using pixels. |
| Image Trace | A tool that lets users convert raster images to editable vectors. |
| Intellectual Property | An idea |
| Isolation Mode | The ability to confine objects so that a user can easily edit parts of those objects. |
| Kuler | An Adobe application that allows users to test |
| Linear Perspective | The perspective a user employs in which the relative size |
| Mask | A tool used to isolate and protect areas of an image as color changes |
| Opacity | A value that determines how transparent the paint will appear on an image. The lower the value |
| Paintbrush Tool | A painting tool which draws freehand lines |
| Pen Tool | An InDesign CC 2015 tool used to place anchor points in a drawing. |
| Pencil Tool | A drawing tool that draws and edits freehand lines. |
| Pixel | A single dot in a digital image that is assigned a specific location and color value. |
| Posterize | To print or display using only a handful of different tones. |
| RGB | Red Green Blue (RGB) is a color model in which red |
| Reflect Tool | A reshaping tool which flips an object over a fixed axis. |
| Rotate Tool | A reshaping tool which rotates an object around a fixed point. |
| Scale Tool | A reshaping tool which resizes an object around a fixed point. |
| Shape Builder Tool | A reshaping tool which merges shapes to create complicated custom shapes. |
| Shear Tool | A reshaping tool which skews an object around a fixed point. |
| Slice Tool | A tool which divides drawings into separate web images. |
| Stroke | The characteristics of the outline of an object |
| Sublayer | A layer within a layer that has its own name and settings. |
| Swatches Panel | A panel used to control all document patterns |
| Symbol Sprayer Tool | A symbolism tool which places symbol instances as a set on an artboard. |
| Transparency | A condition of lowered opacity |
| Type Tool | An InDesign CC 2015 tool used to enter type and vector graphics onto a document. |
| Typography | The style and appearance of printed type and fonts. |
| Vector | A graphic image type that defines an image using paths rather than pixels. |
| Visual Hierarchy | The organization of elements in an image in a way that implies importance. |
