COPYRIGHT

An original work whose creator has the sole license to create, copy, or distribute it.
Copyright
The exclusive right to copy, distribute, and profit from a work

Obtaining written permission from a works copyright holder, which will dictate
Licensing
what an artist can and cannot do with the copyrighted work.

An idea, process, or physical creation that comes from the work of the mind. I
Intellectual ntellectual property is a work or invention that is the result of creativity or
property creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and
symbols, names, images, sounds, and video.

Creative work that can be used without permission because it is owned by the
public and not an individual.
Public domain
Content or material that is free for use.
Public domain is creative work which has no exclusive usage rights.

Creative Commons is an organization that provides free licenses for creators to use
when making their work available to the public. There are different licenses
Creative
available that can be used to in any combination to make using content more
Commons
flexible or restrictive.
There is no copyright holder and the work is free for use and distribution

Implies that parts of copyrighted works can be used without permission, only if the
use is reasonable and does not adversely affect the profit that may be expected by
Fair Use
the copyright owner.
The image can be used for a limited and transformative purpose

A copyright policy which implies parts of copyrighted works can be used without
permission provided the use is reasonable and do not adversely affect the profit that
Fair Use Doctrine may be expected by the copyrighted owner.
Fair Use Doctrine gives creators the ability to use limited portions of someone’s
else work depending on purpose, nature, amount, and effect.

Work Made for Hire Doctrine states that when you are commissioned by a client
Work for hire
they are considered the author and automatic copyright owner of your work.

A Creative Commons license that allows others to use the artists work, provided
Attribution CC
they credit the artist for the original work.

Attribution- A Creative Commons license that allows others to use the artists work, unaltered,
NoDerivs CC for commercial and non-commercial uses, provided that the artist is credited.

Attribution-
A Creative Commons license that allows others to use the artists work non-
NonCommercial
commercially and build upon the artists work, provided that the artist is credited.
CC

Attribution- A Creative Commons license that allows others to download and share the artists
NonCommercial- work, provided that they give credit to the artist and do not alter the work or use
NoDerivs CC the work commercially.

Attribution- A Creative Commons license that allows others to use and build upon an artists
NonCommercial- work non-commercially, provided they credit the artist and maintain the same
ShareAlike CC licensing.

A Creative Commons license that is similar to the Attribution CC but includes the
Attribution- provision that any work created from the artists original work must have the same
ShareAlike CC license.

TYPOGRAPHY

Typography The style and appearance of printed type and fonts.

Type Tool An InDesign CC tool used to enter type and vector graphics onto a document.

a complete set of characters letters, numbers, and symbols that share a common
Font
weight, width, and style.

The positioning of objects in an illustration, the adjustment lines of text in a

Alignment
paragraph on the page. Options are Left, Center, Right, or Justify.

The defined space between two specific pairs of characters.

Kerning
Controls the space between two specific characters.

The space between lines of type.

Leading
Controls the amount of space between lines of type.

The defined space between characters in a block of text.

Tracking Sets the amount of space between a range of characters
the process of loosening or tightening a block of text.

Type Style A variation on a typeface such as bold, italics or normal.

Serif a font that has a stroke or "foot" at the the end of character.

San Serif a font that does not have a stroke or "foot" at the the end of character.

DOCUMENT

An area for artwork to be worked on that can be printed or exported in InDesign

Artboard
CC.

Document Size The height and width of an artboard in InDesign CC.

Background Elements that are placed behind the foreground of a document.

Foreground Elements that are placed in the focus of a document.

Frame A box used to hold the content in a document.

 A container that is used to edit and manipulate objects in the document

Master page Page that contains repeating elements for each page of the document

Facing pages Option that arranges the document pages in a spread

Page Margins The space that separates text or objects from the edge of the page

Guides Nonprinting lines which are used to create guidelines in a drawing.

Spacing between two columns of text.

Gutter
The space between column guides and other layout elements

A part of an image that runs off the edge of the printing area of a document before
the document is trimmed to size.
Bleed
The area outside the page content that extends beyond the trim edge and accounts
for inaccuracies with printing or trimming

Information on a document that is not printed.

Slug An area outside the page content that contains printer instructions and other non-
printing information, such as a title and date

An area at the top of a document, separate from the main body, that can contain
text and images that are displayed on all corresponding documents.
Header
Header Information at the top of a table that can be repeated if the table is divided
in to separate portions.

An area at the bottom of a document, separate from the main body, that can contain
text and images that are displayed on all corresponding documents.
Footer
Footer Information at the bottom of a table that can be repeated if the table is
divided in to separate portions.

A set of pages viewed together.

Spread
A set of pages viewed together, side by side

Sublayer A layer within a layer that has its own name and settings.

TABEL

Table Table consists of rows and columns of cells.

Cell Cell is like a text frame in which you can add text or graphics

Row Row Series of horizontal data in a table

Column Column Series of vertical data in a table

Table Options dialog box to change the stroke of the table border, and to add
Table Options
alternating strokes and fills to columns and rows

Cell Options Cell Options dialog box to change the strokes and fills of individual areas of a
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TOOLS

A reshaping tool which creates a series of objects blended between the color and
Blend Tool
shape of multiple objects.

A painting tool which draws paths that expand and merge brush paths that share
Blob Brush Tool
the same color.

Free Transform
A reshaping tool which skews, rotates, or scales a selection.
Tool

Paintbrush Tool A painting tool which draws freehand lines, patterns, and brush strokes on paths.

Pen Tool An InDesign CC tool used to place anchor points in a drawing.

Pencil Tool A drawing tool that draws and edits freehand lines.

Reflect Tool A reshaping tool which flips an object over a fixed axis.

Rotate Tool A reshaping tool which rotates an object around a fixed point.

Scale Tool A reshaping tool which resizes an object around a fixed point.

Shape Builder
A reshaping tool which merges shapes to create complicated custom shapes.
Tool

Shear Tool A reshaping tool which skews an object around a fixed point.

Slice Tool A tool which divides drawings into separate web images.

Symbol Sprayer
A symbolism tool which places symbol instances as a set on an artboard.
tool

Content Collector The Content Collector tool allows you to duplicate and link content within the
tool same document or across different documents.

LAIN-LAIN

Anchor Point A point on a specific path that indicates a change of direction.

Mathematical descriptions of curves that are often used for drawing and modifying
Bezier Curves
vectors.

Bit Depth A single pixels defined color configuration in an image.

The way a computer builds up an image on a screen using building blocks of dots,
Bitmap
or pixels.

Caption Descriptive text that is usually positioned below an image.

 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black (CMYK) is a color model where cyan, magenta,
CMYK yellow, and black are mixed together to create and reproduce different colors in the
color printing medium.

Crop Marks Marks that are part of an object as an effect.

Depth of Field The distance between the nearest and furthest objects in a document.

Derivative Work A work or creation that is created from or based on a preexisting creation.

Draw Modes Tools in which a user can create a clipping mask or draw and select paths.

Feathers A tool used to create a uniform, subtle gradient around the edges of an object.

Gamut The range of colors that can be displayed or printed on a device.

Graphic Styles Sets of reusable appearance attributes.

Harmony Creating appealing color combinations.

Histogram A display of information, usually on a horizontal and vertical axis.

Image File Format A standardized method of organizing and storing digital images.

A list of coordinates related to a specific image, which link areas of the image to
Image Map
different destinations.

Image Resolution The detail which a digital, film, or other type of image holds.

Image Size The product of the height and width of a digital image using pixels.

Image Trace A tool that lets users convert raster images to editable vectors.

Isolation Mode The ability to confine objects so that a user can easily edit parts of those objects.

Kuler An Adobe application that allows users to test, create, and save color schemes.

Linear Perspective The perspective a user employs in which the relative size, shape, and position of

A tool used to isolate and protect areas of an image as color changes, filters, or
Mask
other effects are applied to the rest of the image.

Negative Space The space surrounding an object.

A value that determines how transparent the paint will appear on an image. The
Opacity lower the value, the more transparent the paint will be. It may also refer to the
transparency of a layer, mask, or gradient.

Path A line that is created using one of the drawing or shape tools.

Pixel A single dot in a digital image that is assigned a specific location and color value.
Posterize To print or display using only a handful of different tones.

Raster An image that is made up of an array of bits within a rectangular grid of pixels.

Red Green Blue (RGB) is a color model in which red, green, and blue are mixed
RGB together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors. This color model is
typically used in webpages and PDF files which are displayed online.

A composition type that is defined as dividing an image into thirds, both

Rule of Thirds horizontally and vertically, and placing the subject at one of the intersections of the
dividing lines.

In project management, a subtle process in which changes or continuous and

Scope Creep
uncontrolled growth of a projects scope occur while the project is in progress.

The characteristics of the outline of an object, which include its style, color, and
Stroke
weight.

Swatches Panel A panel used to control all document patterns, gradients, and colors.

Transparency A condition of lowered opacity, transparent meshes, or drop shadow effects.

Vector A graphic image type that defines an image using paths rather than pixels.

The organization of elements in an image in a way that implies importance.

Visual Hierarchy The Hierarchy contains elements that lead the reader through each element in order
of its significance

Scale is using the relative size of elements against each other to attract attention to
Scale
a focal point.

Repetition is creating visual consistency by repeating an element such as colors,

Repetition
styles, or shapes.

Harmony is pulling the composition of an image together by using repetition or

Harmony
rhythm.

Contrast is creating difference between elements on a page-- this can be achieved

Contrast
with color or by varying size, fonts, and font styles.

Linked artwork is connected to, but remains independent of, the document,
Linked artwork
resulting in a smaller document.

Embedded Embedded artwork is copied into the document at full resolution, resulting in a
artwork larger document.

Metadata is the non-visual information that is included in a document, such as

Metadata
copyright, lens information, location via GPS, camera settings, and more.