vocabulary

icon- a symbol that helps communicate to others

vector-based graphics- a creation of digital images through certain commands.

specs/specifications of a project- the specific things needed in a project.
dialog box (within an application)- a box in a application that is used to put words in.
palette (within an application)- items used to hold items such as tools, colors, etc.

guidelines-  lines that help line of a design evenly with the rest of the page.

extensions- a part that is added to something else.

contextual menu-  a menu in a graphical user inference.

clipping mask-  a box around a design that only shows what is inside of it, not what is outside of it.

hue- another name for color.
primary colors- colors that cannot be made by mixing all the other colors.
 secondary colors- colors made by mixing 2 primary colors.
tertiary colors- made by mixing a primary color with a tertiary color.
neutral colors-colors like brown, black and grey.


continuous tone image- image where all variations of color can be represented.

resolution- the amount of pixels in am image.

file size- the amount of disk space a file takes up.
 
flush left- all text is all alined to the left

flush right- all text is alined to the right

centered- all text is centered-very formal

justified- alines left and right, puts in a block

lining-numerals are in uniform in height, regular numbers

non-lining- old style typewriter, body size is smaller, has descenders


leading- space in between lines of type

margins- white space in between edge of page and text. keep important things inside margins


kerning-change space in between characters of type


tracking-adjust space over all the characters 

concept- an idea, something formed in ones mind

final product- what the target audience will eventually see, the end result 

thumbnail- quick sketches to get your thoughts out of your head and onto paper 

initial cap- larger decorative capital letter at the beginning of text or a paragraph