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Graphic Design Final
Graphic Design terms and whatnot
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Art/Design
10th Grade
12/19/2011

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Term
Graphic Design is primarily used to _______ to an audience
Definition
communicate
Term
List some of the things Graphic Designers create
Definition
posters, brochures, logos, products, package design, advertisements, corporate identity, newspapers, books, magazine layouts
Term
Who is the father of Graphic Design?
Definition
Piet Mondrian
Term
What is a logo?
Definition
a symbol, mark, or identifying name that represents a company, product, or service
Term
What is corporate identity?
Definition
The image of a corporation, business, organization, or service adapted visually through the use of a logo or logotype
Term
What is product design?
Definition
The process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. It is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products.
Term
Product designers do ________.
Definition
Conceptualize and evaluate ideas, making them tangible through products in a more systematic approach. They combine art, science, and technology to create tangible three-dimensional goods.
Term
What is calligraphy?
Definition
Elegant handwriting or the art of producing such writing
Term
What is concept?
Definition
a principle which may not be perceived visually as psychologically
Term
What is letterform?
Definition
overall shape of the letters, created with varying lines
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What is typeface?
Definition
a style of letters (upper/lower case)
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What is font?
Definition
Very specific

includes size and weight
Term
What is point?
Definition
Letter size
Term
What is weight?
Definition
boldness or thickness of a letter
Term
What is x-height?
Definition
body height of a lowercase letter
Term
What is ascender?
Definition
part of the letter that rises above the x-height
Term
What is descender?
Definition
part of the letter that extends below the baseline
Term
What is visual tension?
Definition
create attention (especially through asymmetrical balance)
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What is bleeding?
Definition
when an image or printed color extends beyond the trimmed edge of a page
Term
What is serif?
Definition
Little crossbar type line at the tips of a letter
Term
What is sans serif?
Definition
Plain letter
Term
What is baseline?
Definition
the imaginary line that the letter characters rest on
Term
What is leading?
Definition
space between the lines of type, measured from baseline to baseline
Term
What is kerning?
Definition
the space between letters, can be adjusted so letters fit together better
Term
What is display?
Definition
large fonts used for headlines
Term
What is copy?
Definition
the text portion in a magazine article
Term
What is italic?
Definition
slanted version of any typeface
Term
What is script?
Definition
fluid, connected lettering that resembles handwriting
Term
What is bold?
Definition
heavy weight fonts
Term
What is condensed?
Definition
squeezed together, narrower than normal type
Term
What is point-of-purchase?
Definition
design that is used in marketing to entice the consumer to make a last second impulse buy
Term
What is visualization?
Definition
mental imagery
Term
What is brainstorming?
Definition
repeating ideas very quickly in response to a creative problem
Term
What is a thumbnail?
Definition
small, quick sketches, part of the beginning steps for working out a design idea
Term
What is a layout?
Definition
preliminary plan that puts the basic parts of the design in their proper size and positions before making a comprehensive
Term
What is a comprehensive?
Definition
drawing that closely resembles the proposed final printed artwork
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