Web Technologies
Design Principles 1
Vocabulary
Balance
Design Principles 2
100

A global network connecting millions of private, public, academic, and government networks.

Internet

100

Visual and functional arrangement of design elements

Layout

100

The element in desktop publications that ensures a harmonious distribution of elements.

Balance

100

Ensures a harmonious distribution of elements

Balance

100

Predefined design layouts that simplify the creation process.

Templates

200

The software that displays web pages to users, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Web browser

200

Justifying the body of text ensures _______________

Alignment

200

Publisher, Canva, Adobe InDesign

Software used to create desktop publishing documents

200

Arranging elements around a central point

Radial

200

Area between words in the body of a text

Spacing

300

A unique address that identifies a resource on the web.

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

300

Font choice, formatting, imagery, color and white space 

Examples of Core Elements 

300

Use of a computer and software to create visual documents of ideas and information 

Desktop Publishing

300

Intentionally place elements in an uneven arrangement

Asymetrical

300

Relationship between light and dark areas

Contrast

400

The term for a single document or file on the internet.

Webpage

400

When graphics are placed close to text

Proximity/Unity

400

Deleting unwanted parts of an image so the results are more useful 

Cropping

400

Design technique where a larger image is created by many smaller images

Mosaic

400

Placing elements to guide the viewer's attention to the focal point

Framing

500

The foundational platform of interconnected documents and multimedia accessible on the internet.

World Wide Web

500

When headings and text for each section have the same font 

Repetition/consistency

500

Process of adjusting the space between letters to create visual interest

Kerning

500

Arranging elements in a way that creates a mirror image on either side of a central axis

Symmetrical

500

The ability to see through one object to another

Opacity