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Graphic Design Glossary and Website related terms
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T
text
wrap
A
page layout term that refers to the way text can
be
wrapped around the edges of an image or shape. Sometimes
called
runaround.
thumbnail
A reduced image of a graphic or page, used in order to
view several images on a screen at one time. This enables
downloading images more quickly.
TIFF
Tagged
Image File Format.
A graphic file format used for high resolution bitmapped images.
tint
A
shade of a color made by adding white to a solid color.
tracking
Adjusting
(increasing or decreasing) the space between type characters
in a selected allotment of text.
transparent
GIF
A
feature of the GIF89a image file format that lets a
designer designate one color in the image's palette
as transparent. This enables the background to show
through designated parts of an image.
trapping
Printing
one ink over another, preventing
gaps or misregistration between two adjacent elements.
trim
marks
Marks
at the corner of an image pointing out where to trim
a printed page. Also called crop
marks or corner marks.
truck
Any
two facing pages of a publication where the content
traverses the gutter to cover the two center pages
of a section. Also known as a double
truck or double-page
spread.
True
Type
A
digital font technology developed as alternative to PostScript.
One True Type file is used for screen display and printing.
type
A
number, letter or glyph drawn in a huge variety of
designs,
sizes and weights that belongs to a type family.
typeface
The style or design of a font such as Helvetica. For
example, the type family Helvetica contains the typefaces
Helvetica, Helvetica Bold, Helvetica Italic and
Helvetica Bold Italic. Whereas 10pt Helvetica Bold
refers to a
font.
type
family
A
full range typefaces that are variations on the same
design.
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