Page Layout and Design Glossary
Learn the components of a page and the process of design and page layout through definitions, examples, and tutorials.Take a look at the terminology of graphics, especially as it applies to desktop publishing. Get definitions, examples, and tutorials.
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Alpha Index of All Terms
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Alignment
principle of design
principle of design
Alley
page layout and text composition term
page layout and text composition term
Asymmetrical
principle of design - balance
principle of design - balance
Balance
principle of design
principle of design
Bleed Allowance
layout and print term
layout and print term
Bleed
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Blurb (Deck)
page layout component
page layout component
Border
page layout component
page layout component
Bottom Out
A type of text alignment...
A type of text alignment...
Box (Border)
page layout component
page layout component
Byline
page layout element
page layout element
Call Out
graphics and page layout component
graphics and page layout component
Caption
graphics and page layout component
graphics and page layout component
Center Alignment
principle of design - alignment
principle of design - alignment
Center Marks
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Clipping Paths
graphics and page layout term
graphics and page layout term
Column Dividers (Downrules)
layout term
layout term
Column Guides
page layout tool
page layout tool
Column Inch (Agate Line)
layout and type measurement term
layout and type measurement term
Comp, Composite, Comprehensive
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Computer Crafting (Creative Printing)
desktop publishing term
desktop publishing term
Corner Marks (Crop Marks)
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Creative Printing
desktop publishing term
desktop publishing term
Credit Line (Byline)
page layout element
page layout element
Creep Allowance
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Creep
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Crop Marks
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Crop, Cropping
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Deck
page layout component
page layout component
Desktop Publishing
the process of page layout
the process of page layout
Dot Leaders (Leaders)
type and layout term
type and layout term
Downrule
layout and graphics term
layout and graphics term
DTP (Desktop Publishing)
the process of page layout
the process of page layout
Dummy Text (Lorem Ipsum)
layout and type term
layout and type term
End Sign
page layout component
page layout component
Flush (including Flush-left & Flush-right)
principle of design - alignment
principle of design - alignment
Folio
page layout component
page layout component
FPO - For Position Only
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Frame (Border)
page layout component
page layout component
Graphic Design
the process of design
the process of design
Greeking
layout and type term
layout and type term
Guides
page layout tool
page layout tool
Gutter
page layout and text composition term
page layout and text composition term
Kicker
page layout component
page layout component
Lines
design and layout term
design and layout term
Local Guides
page layout tool
page layout tool
Lorem Ipsum
layout and type term
layout and type term
Magnification (Zoom)
page layout tool
page layout tool
Margin Guides
A dotted or rectangular non-printing rectangle represents the page margins of a document...
A dotted or rectangular non-printing rectangle represents the page margins of a document...
Margins
layout term
layout term
Master Guides
page layout tool
page layout tool
Masthead
page layout component
page layout component
Mug Shots
Pictures of people focusing on the head...
Pictures of people focusing on the head...
Nameplate
page layout component
page layout component
Page Layout
desktop publishing
desktop publishing
Pica
layout and type measurement term
layout and type measurement term
Placeholder Text (Lorem Ipsum)
layout and type term
layout and type term
Pull-Quote
page layout component
page layout component
Ragged (including Ragged-left & Ragged-right)
principle of design - alignment
principle of design - alignment
Recto
page layout term
page layout term
Rule
layout term
layout term
Ruler Guides
page layout tool
page layout tool
Saddle-stitched
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Signature
layout and printing term
layout and printing term
Standing Elements
Elements that appear on all pages...
Elements that appear on all pages...
Symmetrical
principle of design - balance
principle of design - balance
Tab Leaders (Leaders)
type and layout term
type and layout term
Template
page layout
page layout
Text Composition
typography and page layout
typography and page layout
Text Feathering
Forcing bottom alignment...
Forcing bottom alignment...
Tombstoning
Heads that line up horizontally in a multi-column layout...
Heads that line up horizontally in a multi-column layout...
Trim (Crop)
graphics and layout and printing term
graphics and layout and printing term
Type Composition (Text Composition)
typography and page layout
typography and page layout
Verso
page layout term
page layout term
Vertical Justification
Aligning text...
Aligning text...
Web Design
design and electronic publishing term
design and electronic publishing term
White Space
White space is the absence of text and graphics...
White space is the absence of text and graphics...
Zoom
page layout tool
page layout tool