Vocab - Design Process (Strand 2)

Question 1

THUMBNAIL SKETCHES

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Quick, abbreviated drawings. Usually, they are done very rapidly and with no corrections.

Question 2

AUDIENCE

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Planning step where you consider who will be viewing your graphic art design.

Question 3

PURPOSE

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Planning step where you consider the reason for creating your graphic art design.

Question 4

BALANCE

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Is the equal distribution of visual weight.

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SYMMETRICAL

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The design is the same or similar on both sides of an axis.

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ASYMMETRICAL

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The design is different on either side of an axis, but the weight is still evenly distributed.

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CONTRAST

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Is the difference between two elements. Like; color, texture, detail, shape.

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EMPHASIS

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Is a way of using elements to stress a certain area in a design.

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MOVEMENT

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Is a technique used which gives the illusion or suggestion of movement

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UNITY

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Is how well all the visual elements work together in a design.

Question 11

LINE

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Is a mark that connects two or more points.

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SHAPE

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Is any two-dimensional area with a recognizable boundary. This includes circles, squares, triangles, and so on. Two distinct categories: geometric and organic.

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TEXTURE

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Is the physical quality of a surface. Texture adds depth and tactility to otherwise flat images.

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COLOR

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Is a design element that conveys emotion, mood, personal and cultural messages, symbolism, and the importance in relationship to a part of a design.

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VALUE

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Is the use of light and dark, shade and highlight.

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SPACE

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It refers to the area that a shape or form occupies. Either positive (filled) or negative (empty) space.

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FORM

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Is a shape that appears to be three dimensional, having weight, width and depth.

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PROPORTION

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Is the relationship between the sizes of different parts in a design.

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SCALE

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Is the size of an object compared to the rest of the surroundings in a design.

Question 20

RULE OF THIRDS

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The work area is divided into a 3x3 grid. The focal point of the image is placed on or near one of the grid lines, creating visual balance with the rest of the space.

Question 21

RGB

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Red, Green, Blue - color model used to display color on computer monitors, televisions, and similar devices

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CMYK

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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black - the four ink colors used to create most process color printing

Question 23

Indexed Color

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Is a technique to manage digital images’ colors in a limited fashion, in order to save computer memory and file storage. The color is not directly stored in the image, but in a color lookup table or palette.