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Glossary Words - C
From Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide
These are just the briefest (and sometimes cryptic) of definitions of Desktop Publishing terminology starting with C. For more detailed descriptions see the individual page for each term.
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | (Q) X Y Z
Specialty Glossaries: Graphics | Layout & Design | Prepress | Printing & Finishing | Software | Type & Fonts | Business | Paper
These are just the briefest (and sometimes cryptic) of definitions of Desktop Publishing terminology starting with C. For more detailed descriptions see the individual page for each term.
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | (Q) X Y Z
Specialty Glossaries: Graphics | Layout & Design | Prepress | Printing & Finishing | Software | Type & Fonts | Business | Paper
C Folds
Common fold for brochures...
Calendering
Paper-related but not necessarily just for calenders...
Caliper
Measure of paper thickness...
Call Out
A way to bring attention to something...
Camera Ready
Ready for its close-up?
Candy Wrapper
Custom wrappers for candy bars to use as gifts, favors...
Capitals or Capital Letters (Uppercase)
BIG LETTERS...
Caption
Explanation for a photo or illustration...
Carbon Paper
For making duplicates...
Card Stock
Thick paper for cards and more...
Case Binding
A bound book...
Cast Coated Paper
Paper made shiny by casting on a hot, metal drum...
Cat's Ear (Spur)
Curved bit at the end of some letters like the top of the C...
Catalog Paper
Used for catalogs...
Center Marks
Center marks indicate where to fold...
Certification
Getting a certificate saying you have specific skills...
Character Emphasis
Making characters stand out from surrounding text...
Character Spacing (Kerning)
Space between letters... (Also see Tracking)
Character Style
Formatting options for text...
Chart
Symbolic representation of data...
Chin
Some capital G's like to keep their chin up...
Choke
Used to compensate for misalignments...
Clashing Colors
Opposites that attract attention...
Clip Art
Drawings, pictures, illustrations...
Clipping Path
A way to hide unwanted image parts...
CMYK
The four colors of ink in four color process printing...
Coated Paper
Coated with clay or other substances...
Cockle Finish
A type of air dried paper finish...
Coil Binding (Spiral Binding)
A type of binding with a spiral piece of wire...
Cold Calling, Cold Call
Calling on prospective clients without an appointment...
Cold Pressed
Paper that gets the cold rollers...
Collage
A mish-mash of images...
Collaterals
Support materials for sales, marketing, and promotion...
Collation, Collate
Putting your pages in proper order...
Colophon
It's the technical specs of a book or magazine...
Color Key
Color separations on acetate filmed overlaid on each other for proofing...
Color Separations
Tells the press where to put each color of ink...
Column Dividers (Downrules)
Lines between columns of text...
Column Guides
Controlling the flow of text...
Comb Binding
Binding with bite...
Complementary Colors
Colors that complete one another...
Composite
Putting all the parts together...
Consistency
Being regular and organized in design...
Contact Proof
A monochrome prepress proof...
Contrast
Differences...
Continuation Head
The headline after the jump...
Contract Proof
The final binding proof...
Contrasting Colors
Colors that might clash or compliment...
Copy
Content and duplication...
Copywriter
The person writing the copy...
Corporate Colors
The colors of business...
Counter
That space inside some letters like d or B...
Coupon
Cut on the dotted line...
Cover Paper
Stiff paper often used for book covers...
Creative Printing
Computer crafting...
Credit Line (Byline)
Who wrote it, designed it, helped create it...
Creep
When edges of booklets don't line up and creep out when folded...
Creep Allowance
Making adjustments to counteract creep...
Crop, Cropping
Cut it...
Crop Marks
Where to crop...
Cross Stroke
The stroke across t or f...
Crossbar
That bar across the middle of A or H...
Crossfolds
Perpendicular folds...
Curly Apostrophe
An apostrophe with some curl to it...
Curly Quotes
The right way to quote someone...
Cut sizes
Common pre-cut paper sizes...
Cyan
One of the four colors used in 4-color process printing...