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key terms 1.01
Term | Definition |
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Typography | The style and appearance of printed matter |
Typeface | A particular design of type |
Serif | A slight projection finishing off a stroke of a letter in certain typefaces |
Sans Serif | A style of type without serifs |
Ornamental | Serving or intended as an ornament |
Script | Printed type imitating handwriting |
Symbol | A mark used as a conventional representation of an object |
Font | A set of type of one particular face and size |
Monospaced | a font whose letters and characters each occupy the same amount of horizontal space |
Proportional | Corresponding in size or amount to something else |
Visual Hierarchy | the order in which a user processes information on a page |
Text Size | The size of the text |
Text Style | The style of the text |
Leading | Most important |
Kerning | the process of adjusting the spacing between characters |
Tracking | Expand or contract the amount of text on a page |
Lines | The space between the text |
Positive Space | The main focus of an image |
Negative Space | The space that surrounds the image |
Shapes | The external form or appearance of something |
Geometric | characterized by or decorated with regular lines and shapes |
Organic | Relating to or derived from living matter |
Form | The visible shape of something |
Mass | The majority of |
Texture | The feel or appearance of something |
Color | the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light. |
Calming colors | Aqua, pale pink, cool blue, beige, pale gray, etc |
Exciting colors | Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, etc |
Neutral colors | Ivory, taupe, black, gray, white, etc |
Color Harmony | The theory of combining colors in a way this is harmonious to the eye |
Color palette | A range of colors |
Complementary color scheme | Colors opposite of each other in the color wheel |
Analogous color scheme | Colors next to each other in the color wheel |
Monochromatic scheme | Single based hues |
Hue | The shade of the color |
Value | The lightness or darkness of tones or colors |
Tint | Mixture of a color with white |
Shade | Mixture of a color with black |