Graphics

=Terms for Mastering Digital Graphics=

Design Terms
Contrast/Emphasis- make it VERY different; use variety sparingly...

Alignment The principle of alignment states that nothing should be placed on the page arbitrarily. Every item should have a visual connection with something else on the page. The principle of alignment forces you to be conscious- no longer can you just throw things on the page wherever there happens to be room.

__Repetition/Consistency__ repeating colors and shapes unitifes the design-be sure to repeat some aspect of the design to help users find the focal point on each page

Proximity - keeping like items together; related together; where does your eye go; how does it track?

Balance/Symmetry Bi-lateral (Axial): found in Nature

Harmony/Unity - similar fonts & color; pics match; graphics and text work together

Proportion Proportion refers to the relative size and scale of the various elements in a design. The issue is the **relationship** between objects, or parts, of a whole.

FONTS to download at home: []

Serif Font - Serif fonts have the serifs attached to the text. These "feet" help us to read in paragraph text. According to desktop publishing rules, Serif Fonts are for body text. Are in books. Formal

Sans-Serif Font - Do not have serifs or "feet" attached to the text. Examples include: Arial and Comic fonts. This type of font is ideal for headings. Are in webpages - highly desirable for Web pages. Other fonts include Verdana and Trebuchet MS. Informal

Image Format Terms
CMYK - 4 color separation used for printing; mixed altogether will make black Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black Used for printing. Seen through reflected light

RGB - used for electronic displays Red, Green, Blue used for projecting; when colors are mixed altogether will make white Seen through refracted light Best for Web use

Additive Colors White-combine Red:Green:Blue

Subtractive Colors Black-Cyan, Mengenta, Yellow, Black

Image Resolution: pixel count in digital imaging.

Monitor Resolution In digital measurement the display resolution would be given in [|pixels per inch].

Vector:
 * Vector graphics** is the use of geometrical [|primitives] such as [|points], [|lines], [|curves], and shapes or [|polygon](s), which are all based on mathematical equations, to represent [|images] in [|computer graphics].

RastorVector graphics formats are complementary to [|raster graphics], which is the representation of images as an array of [|pixels], as it is typically used for the representation of photographic images.[

Super fun! [] you can use an online image or one of your own and blow it up and can paint it or just put it up to make a super huge wall art thingy (we did it a lot in college)... you change the size (instead of 8.5 X 11 you make it #of pages X #of pages and save it as a pdf file that you print)- it is SWEET!

File Formats

GIF (Graphic Interchange Format)- A format used for displaying bitmap images on World Wide Web pages.

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JPEG= The name "JPEG" stands for [|Joint Photographic Experts Group], In [|computing], **JPEG** (pronounced [|/ˈdʒeɪpɛɡ/], [|// JAY -peg//]) is a commonly used method of [|compression] for photographic images.In [|computing],

TIFF- one of the most widely [|supported] [|file formats] for [|storing] [|bit-mapped] images on [|personal computers] .TIFF [|graphics] can be any [|resolution], and they can be black and white, [|gray-scaled], or color.

Image Manipulation Terms
Scale

Rotate

Transform - used to change the shape of an object or symbol

Selection- that portion of an image that you are working with. With some programs the "selected" area may be surrounded by dancing ants, be highlighted in a different color, or appear to have a different color stroke.

Knock-out-is a portion of an image that has been removed. When two colors overlap, they don't normally print on top of each other. The bottom color is knocked out of - not printed - in the area where the other color overlaps

Opacity= The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness