Vocabulary 1
1/8/24
1.project scope- the part of planning a project that involves making a list of specific project goals with tasks, costs, deadlines.
2. Changed order- requested changes to a projects scope which should either be approved or denied
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3. Feedback loop-the order in which feedback (comments about how someone is doing on a job) is presented on a part of a project
4. Scope Creep-Continuous and unauthorized growth of a projects scope. (this means things are taking longer than planned.)
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5. Target audience- the specific group of consumers that will most likely want to buy your product or service
6. Demographics- The groupings in your target audience that can be age , culture , education levels , income levels and gender.
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7. Questions to ask a client- what are the goals of a project? who is the target audience? what are the audience demographics
8. Project Specs- description of how the project needs to be done (sizes, resolution, color format, web vs. print document, etc.)
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9.Timeline- the estimated time it will take to complete a project and when its due
10. Project Phases- the grouping of steps required to finish a project- they are broken down into sections and put on a timeline.
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11. planning and analysis stage- the first step in a project when a team collaborates (has a group discussion) on how to solve a problem in a project
12. Designing phase-the second step in the project when solutions are created or suggested to solve any problems or tasks needed.
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13.Testing phase- the third step in a project when a team makes sure everything that was designed works correctly
14. implementing/publishing phase- the last step in the project when the final project is done and either put on a website, published in a book, or printed.
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15. iterative design- a type of process where u continuously improve the project your working on by making a prototype, testing it, tweaking it, and repeating the cycle with the goal of getting closer to the solution.
16. Visual design process- discuss intention of the job, research similar jobs, brainstorm (do rough sketches), make edits and refine work. this is a specific example of iterative design.
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17. Non-destructive-edits- when you make edits that are not permanent. you can easily change these edits at any time. examples are layer masks, adjustment layers and smart object edits.
18. destructive edits- when you make edits that are permanent. examples are eraser, using anything in the image> adjustments
menu, clone stamp, selecting something and deleting, merging layers together instead of grouping in folder.
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19. Printing specs (for art being printed on paper)- files should be set to CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black). the resolution (pixels per inch) should be 300.
20. Screen specs (websites / electronic graphics)- files should be set to RGB (red, green, blue). The resolution should be 72. That is clear enough for viewing on a screen and will download faster.
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21. Raster (bitmap)- an image in photoshop made up of square pixels, it can not be enlarged with out losing quality since the pixels will get bigger, making it look blurry. All photographic images are raster/bitmap.
22. Vector- graphics that are created mathematically and can be enlarged without losing quality. Examples in photoshop are the shape tool, text, and pen tool. (and all adobe illustrator files).
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23. Dimension- The exact size (width and height) of your file / artboard. Examples: 8x10 inches or 1920 x 1080 pixels. ( the first number is width and the second is height or length).
24. Proportion/ aspect ratio- the ratio of an images width to height. it is often written with a color between two numbers. Examples: 16:9 or 4:3.
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25. Kerning- the space between 2 characters of text.
26. Tracking-the space between a group of text characters
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27. Leading- The vertical space between lines of text in a paragraph (or any stacked text).
28. Hierarchy- The arrangement of elements in a way that indicates their relative importance, allowing viewers to understand the order of importance within a design.
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29. RGB Color=Additive- in RBG color mode, you ADD all the colors together to make white. Settings the Red, Green, and Blue to 255 (maximum amount) makes white. Settings those to 0 makes black.
30. CMYK Color=Subtractive- This works oppositely. In CMYK you SUBTRACT all the colors to get white. Settings the C, M, Y, and K to 0% will be white. Setting them to 100% will make black.
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31. Gamut- The range of color used in a color space. For example, fluorescent/ neon colors can not be printed on your ink-jet printer so they are out of gamut.
32. Color / Bit depth- How much color information is available for each pixel in an image. Examples would be 8, 16, or 32 bits/pixel. The larger numbers have much better quality. A standard JPG is 8.
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33. Alignment- the placement or arrangement of elements in a design along a visual axis (such as left, right, center, justified) to create balance and order.
34. Whitespace/ Negative Space: The empty or unmarked areas in a design , strategically used to create balance, clarity, and emphasis.
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35. Mockup- A scale or full-size model used for design presentations, often showing how a design will look in its intended environment.
36. Brand identity- The visual elements (logos, colors, typography, etc.) that represent a company or brand and help differentiate it from competitors.
Vocabulary 2
2/5/24
1. Symmetry- The work of art is the same on one side as the other, a mirror image of itself, on both sides of a centerline.
2. Radial Symmetry- A form of symmetry in which identical parts are arranged in circular fashion around the central axis.
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3. Contrast- The arrangement of different elements in a design to create visual, interest, emphasis, or a focal point. Contrast can be achieved through various in color , size, shape, texture, or typography.
4. Emphasis- The principle of design that highlights the most important elements in a composition to draw the viewers attention. Emphasis can be achieved through size, color, contrast, or positioning.
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5. PNG - A file type used for online (NOT printing) that has a transparent background.
6. RAW File - An uncompressed file directly exported from a camera with the most detail possible for editing. After editing, RAW files are often compressed into JPG files.
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7. Release - A legal document giving permission from the copyrighted material.
8. Metadata - Information about an image file such as copyright information. You can set this at File>file Info.
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9. Rasterize- To convert a vector image to pixels (raster image). Text and shapes created with the shape tool are the only vectors in Photoshop
10. Resample- To change the dimensions of a raster image by adding or deleting pixels through sampling.
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11. Gradient- a gradual fade between colors.
12. Rule of thirds- The technique of using a grid of three rows and columns and placing important elements where the lines meet
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13. Crop- To cut out unnecessary parts of an image to improve framing, highlight a subject or change the image's aspect ratio.
14. grayscale- The use of only black, white, and shades of gray in an image.
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15. Saturation- The intensity (Brightness) of a color.
16. Value- The lightness or darkness of a color.
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17. Creative Commons- Copyright license that allows anyone to use a work in certain ways with permission from the creator
18. Non-Commercial- Copyright license that does allow profit to be made from the use of a creative work.
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19. Public Domain- Creative work that can be used without permission because it is owned by the public and not an individual.
20. Development order- 1-Planning, 2-Designing, 3-Building, 4-Testing, 5-Publishing
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21. Orientation- Specify a page orientation for the document either portrait or landscape
22. Foreground- Elements in a composition that are closest to the viewer.
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23. No Derivatives- Copyright license that allows others to use a creative work but it cannot be changed in any way.
24. Share Alike- Copyright license that allows others to reuse, remix, and modify a creative work, but any derivative conditions as the original work.
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25. Iterative Design- involves a continuous cycle of planning, analysis, implementation, and evaluation.
26. Rule of Thirds- The technique of using a grid of three rows and columns and placing important elements where the lines meet.
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27. Gestalt Principle- when things appear to be similar to each other, we group them together.
28. Emphasis- The principle of design that highlights the most important elements in a composition to draw the viewers attention