Glossary Words - B

Principle of design that places elements on the page so that text and graphic elements are evenly distributed...

A type of curve...

A graphic device often seen in comic books for showing character speech and thoughts...

A punctuation mark for exclamatory statements...

The (usually) horizontal stroke across the middle of uppercase A and H...

Small bit at the end of certain curved portions of a letterform...

Specific common Type 1 fonts installed as a part of the Adobe Acrobat installation...

Imaginary line upon which a line of text rests...

The customary standard sheet size of paper used to determine the basis weight...

Weight of 500 sheets of paper cut to a standard size...

The sharp spur or beak at the end of a letterform's arm and the curved bit (terminal) between the beak and the arm...

A type of decorative stroke at the end of the arm of a letter...

Testing phase...

A thin, lightweight, opaque printing paper...

Methods of securing or binding together the loose pages or sections of a book or booklet...

A type of graphic composed of pixels in a grid...

A color of ink...

A bold typeface style...

A style of typeface based on early written forms...

Sort of an Ad for a Book...

When any image or element on a page touches the edge of the page leaving no margin...

To allow for deviations in cutting the paper when elements bleed off the page...

When paper is too thin or the ink applied too heavily the color comes through to the other side...

Colors that change gradually from one color to the next...

An embossed image without ink or foil that is the same color as the paper...

Business letter style...

Photographic proof from negatives where all colors are shown in blue...

One or more lines of text found between the headline and the body of the article...

The main text found in publications we read...

A typeface with thicker strokes than regular text...

A strong, durable paper especially suitable to electronic printing and use in office machines...

Covering for books also known as a dust cover or wrapper. May be designed in connection with or independent of the book design.

A general term for printing paper other than newsprint and bristol...

Methods used to secure the pages and covers for paperback and hardcover books...

Decorative frame that surrounds a page or elements on a page...

A type of text alignment...

The curved part of the character that encloses the circular or curved parts of some letters...

A decorative frame...

A curved or wedge-like connection between the stem and serif of some fonts...

Thinking up ways to do things...

Heavyweight paper for paperback covers, tags, etc.

Mark of ownership...

A thick paper that originated in Bristol, England...

A standard size for newspapers in the US...

Booklet or leaflet, often a tri-fold...

One of two primary inkjet printing technologies...

Paper thickness...

More than just a dot...

Introduction on a small piece of paper...

A layout that is 'too much' can be too busy...

A short phrase or paragraph that indicates the name of the author...

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