A
The part of a stem that rests on the baseline
Foot
A generic term for the activity of combining typography, illustration, photography, and
printing for the purpose of persuasion, information or instruction
Graphic Design
An embellishment in a ligature that is not originally part of either letter
Gadzook
A smooth transition of color within an object
Gradient
A single character (number, letter, mark or symbol) is represented by a glyph
Glyph
This type of image displays up to 256 colors, has a small file size, and is the most widely used graphic
format on the web–graphic interchange format
GIF
Photochemical process that converts a continuous tone image into a series of minute, graduating dots
Halftone Process
The arrangement of elements or forms according to importance or quality
Hierarchy
A layout device used by graphic designers and typographers to achieve a visual order and consistency
on the printed page
Grid
An interactive computer device consisting of a flat, electronically sensitive board and an electronic pen
Graphics Tablet
A cross-platform, text-formatting system for creating web pages
HTML/Hyper Text Markup Language
The spaces separating modules either vertically or horizontally. Typically we think of _______ as the space between columns, but they are also the space between rows. The minimum width or height of _______ should be an ́em ́ though this should usually be larger to better separate columns from columns and rows from rows. The height of horizontal _______ should be based on the leading or line-height of the type
Gutters
Curved stroke in a lowercase f
Hook
An integral part of a design, this defines the shape of the two-dimensional surface on which a design is created and the outer edges of the picture plane. The area in which the design sits. In a book or magazine the ______ is the page; on a website the ______ is the browser window. It defines the live area of a design where type, images, and other media are present.
Format
Curved letters and some horizontal strokes ____ beyond the vertical and left-hand margin. This is
so they appear visually to be on the margin. Punctuation can also ____.
Hanging
A thought or knowledge that exists in the mind, potentially or actually, as a product of mental activity
Idea
Means of producing color printing using four separate plates to print cyan, magenta, yellow, and black
Four Color Process
Character or graphic symbol designed to represent an idea or concept
Ideogram
Legal obligation that requires the name of the publisher, printer, date, and place of printing to appear
in any published work
Imprint
Areas of the counter are opened to allow for ink to spread, avoiding dark spots
Ink Trap
Where a stroke joins a stem
Joint/Juncture
A common file format for full color and black and white graphic images. It is a standardized image compression mechanism. The original name of the committee that wrote the standard. It compresses either full-color or grayscale images and works best with photographs and artwork.
JPEG/Joint Photographic Experts Group
Adjustments to the space between pairs of letters, used to correct spacing problems in combinations like VA. In typesetting, it refers to the process of adding or subtracting space between specific pairs of characters so that the overall letterspacing appears to be even and legible.
Kerning
Arrangement of individual pages of a book or brochure on a large sheet prior to printing, thus ensuring that the final printed pages appear in the correct sequence when folded, bound, and trimmed
Imposition
Slanted to the right unlike roman typefaces which are upright
Italic