Graphic-web-print designing glossary/dictionary of terms
These terms are commonly used in the graphic design
and website design world.
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GIF Stands for Graphics Interchange Format. GIF
images are the most widely used graphic format on the web. GIF images
display up to 256 colors.
Glow A glow is the opposite of a shadow
in that it creates a surrounding highlight of an image. A high radiance
creates a soft, subtle glow and a low radiance creates a hard, bright
glow, such as a neon
glow.
Gradient A gradient is a gradual transition of colors.
Many metallic images are gradients. Web images that use gradient
fills as a special effect should be saved in a JPEG rather than
a GIF format.
Graphic Backgrounds The bottom-most layer on a web page, usually
with either a design or color that highlights the above copy. A
small graphic can be tiled to create a background texture for a
web page.
Grayscale An application of black ink (for print) or the
color black (for the screen) that simulates a range of tones. Grayscale
images have no hue
(color). In print design, a grayscale graphic image appears to be
black, white, and shades of gray, but it only uses a single color
ink.
GUI (Graphical User Interface) This is a user interface based on graphics (icons
and pictures and menus) instead of text. When designing a website,
it is important to design the GUI effectively.
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