Facing pages: in a double-sided
document, the two pages that appear as a spread when the publication is opened.
Feather: to insert small amounts
of additional leading between lines, paragraphs
and before and after headings in order to equalize
the baselines of columns on a page.
FTP: Short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for
exchanging files over the Internet. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web
pages from a server to a user's browser and SMTP for transferring electronic mail across the
Internet in that, like these technologies, FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer. FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a
file to a server (e.g., uploading a Web page file to a server).
Flash: Vector
graphic animation
software developed by Macromedia that creates
browser-independent graphics (graphics that look
the same across all browsers). An advantage of
Flash animation is that their download time are
relatively fast.
Folio: a page number, often set with running
headers or footers.
Font: a set of characters in
a specific typeface, at a specific point size,
and in a specific style. "12-point Times
Bold" is
a font -- the typeface Times, at 12-point size,
in the bold style. Hence "12-point
Times Italic" and "10-point Times Bold" are
separate fonts.
Four-color process:The printing
process that reproduces colors by combining,
cyan, magenta, yellow and black. If you look
through a magnifying glass, you'll see that the
printed image consists of dots in these four
colors. These dots are printed on top of each
other, next to each other or just close to each
other, depending on the color and tonal values
wanted.
Free write: Writing without
regard for mechanics or topic, but with practice
of the process (physical and mental) of getting
words on paper; usually for a limited time; could
be used as a daily warm-up or "vent".
G
Galleys: in traditional publishing,
the type set in long columns, not laid out on
a page. In desktop publishing, galleys can be
printed out using a page-assembly program, for
proofreading and copyfitting purposes.
GIF: (Graphic Interchange
format) GIF images display up to 256 colors.
GIF images generally have very small file sizes
and are the most widely used graphic format
on the web. The low quality resulting from
compression makes them unsuitable for professional
printing.
Gradient: A function in graphic
software that allows the user to fill an object/image
with a smooth transition of colors, for example
a dark blue, gradually becoming lighter or red,
gradually becoming orange, then yellow.
Greeked text: in page-assembly
programs, text that appears as gray bars approximating
the lines of type rather than actual characters.
This speeds up the amount of time it takes to
draw images on the screen.
Grid: A system of non-printing
lines that divides a page into evenly sized columns,
margins and spaces. Grids organize different
content in relation to space it will occupy.
Used well, grids can provide continuity, unity
and flow among pages or projects of similar content.
Graphic design: Visual representation
of an idea or concept. The term is used as a
collective name for all activities relating to
visual design, including web design, logo design
etc.
Gray-scale image: a "deep" bitmap that records with each dot its gray-scale level.
The impression of greenness is a function of
the size of the dot; a group of large dots looks
dark and a group of small dots looks light.
Gutter: In double-sided documents,
the combination of the inside margins of facing
pages; the gutter should be wide enough to accommodate
binding.
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