M10: Text Media Flashcards

1
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A simple and basic way of presenting information or ideas whether handwritten, printed, or online

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Text

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2
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There are essentially fixed-sized character with the same style

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Plain Text

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3
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Text appearance varies using various typefaces, colors, and font sizes

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Formatted Text

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4
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Is a kind of specially-formatted text that provides a link to other content

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Hypertext

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5
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Is a design of letters, numbers and other symbols, to be used in printing or for electronic display

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Typeface

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6
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Are the oldest, most basic fonts in the book; classical type of font that can be used in variety of different ways and will likely never go out of style

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Serif Type Styles

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7
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The curved strokes are inclined to the left, placing wright stress at around 8:00 and 2:00 o’clock

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Old Style

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8
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Combines old style and neoclassical designs

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Transitional Serif

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9
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Characterized by abrupt contrast between thin and thick strokes

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Neoclassical & Modern Serifs

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10
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They have less line width variation than serif fonts

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San Serif Typeface

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11
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It has contrast in stroke weight, slightly squared curves, and a roman style lowercase “g” with a bowl and loop

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Grotesque Sans Serif

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12
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They are considered highly legible and readable by typographic experts

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Humanistic San Serif

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13
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Are constructed using simple geometric shapes with strict, monoline strokes

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Geometric Sans Serif

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14
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These elegant typefaces are often used in diplomas and invitations

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Script Tyle Styles

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15
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Are derived from 17th century formal writing styles’ many characters have strokes that join them to other letters

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Formal Script

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16
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These scripts mmic calligraphic writing; Written with a flat-tipped writing instrument

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Calligraphic Scripts

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17
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These types are also known as texture, gothic script or gothic minuscule

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Blackletter & Lombardic Scripts

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18
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This family has a less formal and more active hand

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Casual Scripts

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19
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This is the largest and most diverse type classification; used for signage, headlines, and all other display projects requiring a strong typographic statement

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Decorative Styles

20
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They have a bold, chunky look that is delicate at the same time

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Inline

21
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They are based on the slang term ‘grungy,’ meaning dirty or filthy.

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Grunge

22
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They are made up of capital letters with curved edges and thick strokes with splits

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Stencil

23
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It tells the name of a text

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Title

24
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It tells about a picture

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Caption

25
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It tells what part of a text will be about

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Heading

26
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It gives the name of something

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Label

27
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It tells what page things are on

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Table of Contents

28
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It tells about a picture

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Bold Word

29
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It shows how something looks

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Illustration

30
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It tells where things are

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Map

31
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It names the parts of things

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Diagram

31
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An organized way to show information

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Chart

32
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A box that gives more info on a topic

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Fact Box

33
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It tells the reader the word is important

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Italicized Word

34
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A box that gives more info on the side

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Sidebar

35
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It tells what page important words are on

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Index

36
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It tells what important words mean

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Glossary

37
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Applied when you want to make a point or highlight a certain text by changing the color, making it bolder, italicize it

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Emphasis

38
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This refers to how suitable the text is depending on your intentions, audience needs, and context

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Appropriateness

39
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This is about the distance between the words or text elements

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Proximity

40
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It describes the position of the text on a page in accordance to the margin or other text elements

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Alignment

41
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Concerned with the uniformity and consistency of the design

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Repetition

42
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Happens when two or more different elements are placed together to create a certain effect

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Contrast

43
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What are the two types of messages?

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(1) Explicit and (2) Implicit

44
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Refers to the literal sense of the message

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Explicit

45
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Pertains to the type of media that requires one’s analytical and interpretative reading

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Implicit