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12 2nd Quarter > Text Information and Media > Flashcards

Text Information and Media Flashcards

1
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simple and presentable format of presenting information or conveying ideas whether hand-written, printed or displayed on-screen

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text

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any “human -readable sequence of characters” that can form intelligible words

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text

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serve to link different electronic documents and enable users to jump from one to other in a non-linear way

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hypertext

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4
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fixed size characters having essentially the same type of appearance

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plain text / unformatted text

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appearance can be changed using font parameters (bold, underline, italic, font size, font color, etc.)

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formatted text

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also called font, font type, or type

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typeface

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refers to the representation or style of a text in the digital format

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typeface

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usually comprised with alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks, symbols and other special characters

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typeface

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types of typefaces

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serif
sans serif
slab serif
script
decorative

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10
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connotes formality and readability in large amount of texts

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serif

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usually used for the body text of books, newspapers, magazines and research publication

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serif

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12
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gives a classic or elegant look when used for title or heading

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serif

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examples of serif

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Times New Roman, Garamond, Baskerville

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brings a clean or minimalist look to the text

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sans serif

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used for clear and direct meaning of text such as road signage or nutrition facts in food packages

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sans serif

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gives a modern look and is used primarily in webpage design

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sans serif

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examples of sans serif

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Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, Verdana, Calibri

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carries a solid or heavy look to text

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slab serif

19
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can be used for large advertising signs on billboard

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slab serif

20
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examples of slab serif

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Rockwell, Playbill

21
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draws much attention to itself because of its brush-like strokes

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script

22
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must be used sparingly and not in a large body text

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script

23
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usually used in wedding invitation cards or other formal events

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script

24
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examples of script

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Edwardian, Vladimir, Kunstler

25
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caters to a wide variety of emotions or themes

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decorative

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examples of decorative

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Chiller, Jokerman, Curlz MT

27
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common file formats

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txt (text)
doc (document)
rtf (rich text format)
pdf (portable document format)
ps (postscript)

28
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unformatted text documented by an editor as notepad on Windows platform

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text

29
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native format for storing documents created by MS Word package and contain a rich set of formatting capabilities

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document

30
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cross platform document exchange; default format for Mac OS X’s default editor TextEdit

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rich text format

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developed by Adobe systems for cross platform exchange of documents, supports image and graphics

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portable document format

32
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page distribution language used mainly for desktop publishing

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postscript

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design principles and elements

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emphasis
appropriateness
proximity
alignment
organization
repetition
contrast

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importance or value given to a part of the text-based content

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emphasis

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how fitting or suitable the text is used for a specific, audience, purpose or event

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appropriateness

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how near or far the text elements from each other and when two things are closely related, bring them close together

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proximity

37
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how the text positioned in the page

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alignment

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conscious effort to organize the different text elements in a page • ensures that while some text elements are separated from each other, they are still somehow connected with the rest of the elements in the page

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organization

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consistency of elements, unity of the entire design and repeating some typefaces within the page

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repetition

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creates visual interest; two elements are different from each other

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contrast

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