by Colleen Wilkinson | 16 Mar 2016 | Cool Tools, dzhPublishing, Glossary A - Z
Adobe Illustrator file extension, e.g. mygraphicartwork.ai Nowadays most file extensions are compatible across a wide range of graphics programs. Adobe Illustrator was one of the first and was predominantly used with Apple. They have since broadened their scope so...
by Colleen Wilkinson | 16 Mar 2016 | dzhPublishing, Glossary A - Z, Tips, Tricks & Tutorials
What are the Elements of Design? The Elements of Design are Colour, Line, Shape, Size, Space, Texture and Value. Colour Without going into scientific explanations here, colour in design is vital for: Setting a mood Adding meaning to the subject Emphasising elements or...
by Colleen Wilkinson | 16 Mar 2016 | dzhPublishing, Glossary A - Z, Online Publishing
Taking care of one’s online social privacy. For example, in Facebook, setting higher privacy settings, selective ‘unfriending’ and removing one’s link from another’s photograph. <<Back to Glossary Index Image: Facebook:...
by Colleen Wilkinson | 14 Apr 2013 | dzhPublishing, Glossary A - Z
An acronym for “Desktop Publishing” – the creation of documents using page layout software on a computer to produce professional-looking publications, from corporate stationery to newsletters, reports, books and banners. This also includes the layout...
by Colleen Wilkinson | 11 Apr 2013 | dzhPublishing, Glossary A - Z
A Loupe (pronounced loop) is a small magnifying glass used by printers for a number of reasons. Offset printers use them to analyse how ink lies on paper. They are also used for registering film separations to one another. Other uses include checking registration of...
by Colleen Wilkinson | 18 Feb 2013 | dzhPublishing, Glossary A - Z
The EPS file extension is a common file format for exporting vector files, such as those produced in Illustrator, Freehand or CorelDraw. EPS stands for Encapsulated PostScript. Files exported as .eps contain a bitmap preview of what’s in the file as well as printing...
by Colleen Wilkinson | 14 Jul 2012 | dzhPublishing, Glossary A - Z
Someone who ‘feeds’ on bits of information or news off the internet at short intervals throughout the day. <<Back to Glossary Index image: cambodia4kidsorg
by Colleen Wilkinson | 24 Jun 2012 | dzhPublishing, Glossary A - Z
The CMYK Colour Model aka Process Colour The CMYK colour model is made up of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (or Key). Unlike RGB (Red, Green, Blue) which are what your computer and TV screen colours are made up of, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black are the colours a...
by Colleen Wilkinson | 21 Mar 2012 | dzhPublishing, Glossary A - Z
An abbreviation for “web log”, as a noun, effectively used as a journal on a web site where an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis. The term ‘blog’ can also be used as a verb, which describes the act of maintaining or...
