Design Features
_______ are illustrations and photographs used to convey meaning and add appeal
graphics
Jane is working with Adobe Photoshop to adjust her pix-elated photograph of a mountain. What category of graphics is Jane's photograph?
Raster Graphic
Can be used to draw the direction and position of a gradient within a frame
Gradient Tool
The process of visual communication, and problem solving through the use of type, space, image and color.
graphic design
________ graphics are created from mathematical formulas used to define lines, shapes and curves. They are edited in draw programs
vector graphics
______ are brief descriptive text, usually placed near an image
captions
Also called bitmap graphics, Images composed of grids of pixels that have a fixed resolution (number of pixels per inch) and cannot be resized without losing image quality.
raster graphics
Space between specific pairs of letters
Kerning
true or false your subject should always be in the center of your photos
false
What are Vector Graphics Commonly used for?
(a) Graphics that will be scaled (or resized)
(b) Illustrations and clip art
(c) Scalable graphics on websites
(d) Fonts and specialized text effects
A quotation taken directly from the body of the article in order to draw attention is called a ________.
pullquote
GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG & TIFF
Common Raster Formats
Used to copy type formatting from one element to another
type tool
What are the three main things you should do when taking a picture?
focus, frame, shoot.
able to change size easily without loss of quality.
Scalable
The _______ or main heading is the title of the article, usually set in a larger font
headline
Format for Web graphics that allows for 256 colors. Uses lossless compression and best for line art and graphics with solid ares of colors. Supports transparency.
GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)
Are objects that are attached to specific areas of text
Anchor Objects
What is one thing you can do to have good digital citizenship?
Watch what you do and say online, and be respectful to others.
What is SVG?
Scalable Vector Graphics
A ________ is information about the publisher and contact info located usually on page 2 of a publication
masthead
A graphic file format that can support millions of colors; preferred format for saving photographs.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
Compression for raster images is lossy, meaning data is thrown away to reduce file size
JPEG
An arrangement of the elements of art and the principles of design. It achieves a complete piece of work
composition
commands that can be applied to an object, group, or layer to change its characteristics, such as distort, transform, warp, and stylize
vector effects