Photoshop Tools
This file type keeps layers editable.
What is a PSD file?
This refers to what stands out first in a design.
What is Visual Hierarchy?
The title of a magazine is called this.
What is a Masthead?
This was the required button canvas size.
What is 3 x 3 inches?
This keyboard shortcut saves your work.
What is Control + S?
This tool creates circular selections.
What is the Elliptical Marquee Tool?
The difference between light and dark areas.
What is Contrast?
These are the article titles found on magazine covers.
What are Cover Lines?
This area is guaranteed to appear on the final button.
What is the Safe Area?
This helps reduce mistakes and wasted materials.
What is Organization?
This keyboard key creates a perfect circle.
What is SHIFT?
This helps organize objects evenly on a page.
What is Alignment?
This area of a magazine is important for grabbing attention quickly.
What is the Left Third?
This area wraps around the edge of the button.
What is the Trim Area?
A test version of a product is called this.
What is a Prototype?
This process combines all layers into one.
What is Flatten Image?
This refers to the arrangement of visual elements.
What is Composition?
This project focused heavily on communicating a visual message.
What is the Poster Project?
This area gets cut off during production.
What is the Bleed Area?
Producing large quantities of the same product is called this.
What is Mass Production?
This technique allows images to fit inside shapes.
What is a Clipping Mask?
This principle helps make text easier to read.
What is Spacing?
Low resolution images often look like this when printed large.
What is Pixelated?
Printing black and white copies first helped students practice this.
What is Cutting/Alignment?
If a button is assembled incorrectly, it may end up like this.
What is Upside Down?