Design & Image Basics
This term refers to the clarity or sharpness of an image, measured in pixels or dots.
What is Resolution?
Raster images are made up of these.
What are pixels.
This file format is commonly used for high-quality images in print, supports layers, and is native to Photoshop.
What is PSD
This is the most common resolution for a 16:9 Widescreen television.
What is 1920x1080
This is the safe area within a print design where critical text and images should be placed, typically avoiding the edges of the trim and bleed.
This is the standard PPI for most digital screens.
What is 72 PPI?
This image type is made up of paths, allowing it to be resized infinitely without losing quality.
What is a Vector image?
This file type is often used for web images because it supports transparency and lossless compression.
What is PNG
This term describes the horizontal and vertical dimensions of a video, such as 16:9 for widescreen or 4:3 for standard.
What is Aspect Ratio?
This is the standard amount of bleed typically added to all sides of a print design to avoid cut-off issues.
What is 0.125 inches (1/8 inch)?
This is the standard DPI for a high quality print smaller than a large poster.
What is 300 DPI?
This popular adobe software is used primarily to create vector images and illustrations.
What is Adobe Illustrator?
This file format is commonly used for photographs and images on the web due to its small file size and lossy compression.
What is JPEG
This term refers to the process of altering video size, quality, or bitrate to reduce file size, often used for faster uploads or web streaming.
What is Compression.
This term refers to the area of a print design that extends beyond the trim line, ensuring that there is no unwanted white space after trimming.
What is Bleed?
The Color Mode used by digital screens.
This adobe file format, commonly used for logos and illustrations, is associated with vector graphics and supports scalability.
What is an AI (Adobe Illustrator) file?
This vector-based file format is ideal for logos and illustrations, and can be scaled infinitely without losing quality.
What is an SVG, EPS, or AI?
This term refers to the number of frames displayed per second in a video, with common values being 24, 30, or 60.
What is Frame Rate (FPS)?
This resolution is commonly used for print designs to ensure the highest quality output when printing, preventing pixelation.
What is 300dpi?
The letter K in CMYK the standard color mode for printers stands for.
What is Black.
The color channel reffering to empty pixels or transparency
This file format is often used for print production as it preserves the quality and layout, supporting both vector and raster elements.
What is a PDF (Portable Document Format)?
This video file format, commonly used for web streaming, offers a balance between compression and quality, often with the H.264 codec.
What is MP4 file format.
This term refers to a design file that has been set up with bleed, trim, and safe zones to ensure proper printing and trimming.
What is a Print-Ready File?