week 3
target audience: the age group or group of people a design or advertisement is appealing to
message: the meaning of the design the designer is trying to get across
work ethic: how you get your work done which can include responsibility for you actions, listening to others, meeting deadlines, and working with others
employability skills: certain skills employers look for when hiring you for a job and skills used to progress in a company
20/20 Rule: when working at a computer look 20 feet away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes
Right-To-Know Laws: the responsibility of an employer to aware workers of any harmful materials used in the work environment
week 4
In your own words, define the following terms:
icon: an image that does not use text but conveys a message to all audiences
vector-based graphics: lines, shapes, or objects that use mathematical equations to present the object
specs/specifications of a project: the details of a project that is included in the assignment
dialog box (within an application): a box created for holding text anywhere in the application
palette (within an application): a floating window with options you can use to edit images, text, lines, etc. ex: color palette
week 5
Semester 2
Non-lining: numbers have ascenders and descenders
Leading: space in between lines of type
Margins: the empty space around the document
Thumbnail: a quick sketch to get your thoughts out of your head and onto paper
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Initial cap: larger decorative capital letter at the beginning of text/paragraph
In your own words, define the following terms:
guidelines: general rules that need to be followed in order to complete a project correctly
extensions: adding on to enhance an image
contextual menu: a menu that appears after a right-click or control-click.
clipping mask: a tool used to crop outside design that is unnecessary to the image you want to display
week 8
In your own words, define the following terms:
hue: the color itself
hue: the color itself
primary colors: red, yellow, and blue
secondary colors: two primary colors mixed together; orange, green, and violet
tertiary colors: a primary and secondary color mixed together; red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, red-violet
neutral colors: grays, blacks, browns, and whites; low intensity of color; not on the color wheel
week 9
In your own words, define the following:
continuous tone image: an image where all variations can be represented; images that have a virtually unlimited range of color
continuous tone image: an image where all variations can be represented; images that have a virtually unlimited range of color
resolution: used for pixel count in digital imaging; the first number-number of pixel columns second number-number of pixel rows
file size: the actual amount of disc space consumed by the file, or how much information is stored within the file
Flush left: when all of the text is aligned to the left
Flush right: When all of the text is aligned to the right
Centered: when each line is individually centered
Justified: both the right and left sides are aligned
Small caps: all capital letters that only go to the waistline
Lining: regular, uniform numbersNon-lining: numbers have ascenders and descenders
Leading: space in between lines of type
Margins: the empty space around the document
Kerning: allows you to adjust the space in between characters
Tracking: allows you to adjust the letters of a whole paragraph or any amount of text
Concept: an idea; something formed in one's mind
Final product: the end resultsThumbnail: a quick sketch to get your thoughts out of your head and onto paper
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Initial cap: larger decorative capital letter at the beginning of text/paragraph
