Design Principles
A three-dimensional object that has depth.
Form
The estimated time planned for the completion of a project.
Timeline
A tool used to draw shapes based on anchor points.
Pen Tool
A Creative Commons license meaning an artist will need to credit the original author for the work they are using.
BY attribution
The process of converting a vector image into a raster image.
Rasterize
The shading of light and dark on an object.
Tone
The act of unauthorized changes to a project scope that can result in the derailment of a project timeline and budget.
Scope Creep
Allows text being typed to follow a path along an object.
Type On Path
A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.
Intellectual Property
The amount a document will extend past the printable area of a page.
Bleed
The idea of having vertical and horizontal thirds in a design, with the object of emphasis placed on a third rather than the middle of the design.
Rule of Thirds
The phases of a project that include planning and analysis, designing, building, testing, and implementing and publishing.
Project Life Cycle
The contour of a flat object.
Shape
A Creative Commons license meaning an artist can use the work as long as they do not charge for work.
NC non-commercial use
Allows one layer to show through another layer.
Clipping Mask
The illusion that an item on the drawing is moving.
Movement
A signed document allowing an artist to use someone's likeness or image in a project.
Model Release
A multipoint gradient.
Gradient Mesh
A Creative Commons license meaning the work can be used but cannot be altered.
ND NoDerivs
The process of reducing the number of colors of an image.
Dithering
The internal and external area of a design.
Space
Formal changes to a project scope which should be formally requested and either approved or denied.
Change Orders
A pen tool used to draw curved segments without one having to drag a mouse to create a curved anchor point.
Curvature Tool
A Creative Commons license that means when the work is used, it must retain the same licensing that applied to the original work, when shared.
Share Alike
A view mode that enables the user to see how shapes were actually built.
Outline Mode