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100 Words Every Graphic Designer Should Know

July 2, 2026

100 Words Every Graphic Designer Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. accessibility usable by more people
2. affordance cue suggesting possible action
3. alignment lining elements along an edge
4. anchor point point controlling a path
5. artboard workspace for a design page
6. ascender stroke rising above x-height
7. balance distribution of visual weight
8. banner long graphic display piece
9. baseline line letters sit on
10. bleed art extending past trim
11. body copy main written content
12. bold heavier type weight
13. branding creating a distinct brand identity
14. brochure folded promotional print piece
15. callout highlighted text note
16. caption text describing an image
17. clipping path path isolating image area
18. CMYK print color model
19. color hue, saturation, and brightness
20. column vertical block of text
21. composition overall arrangement of elements
22. contrast difference that creates emphasis
23. depth illusion of distance in design
24. descender stroke below baseline
25. dpi dots per inch
26. duotone image using two colors
27. emphasis special visual importance
28. export save in output format
29. fill interior color of a shape
30. flatten merge layers into one
31. flyer single-sheet promotional handout
32. font specific style of a typeface
33. framing using edges to contain focus
34. gradient smooth transition between colors
35. grid a framework for alignment
36. gutter space between columns or pages
37. headline main title text
38. hex digital color code format
39. hierarchy visual order of importance
40. hue basic family of a color
41. icon simple symbolic graphic
42. illustration drawn visual for communication
43. infographic visual presentation of information
44. italic slanted type style
45. justified aligned evenly on both sides
46. kerning spacing between individual letters
47. layer stacked editable artwork level
48. layout the arrangement of visual elements
49. leading space between lines of text
50. legibility ease of reading letters
51. ligature joined letter combination
52. logo symbol representing a brand
53. lowercase small letters
54. margin space around page content
55. mask hides parts of artwork
56. mockup realistic design presentation
57. monochrome single-color visual scheme
58. mood board collection of visual inspiration
59. negative space unused space forming shapes
60. opacity degree of transparency
61. orphan single line left at bottom
62. palette selected set of colors
63. path vector line or shape outline
64. pixel smallest screen image unit
65. poster large printed display
66. ppi pixels per inch
67. prototype testable early design model
68. pull quote quoted text set apart
69. rag uneven text edge
70. raster pixel-based digital image
71. render generate final visual output
72. resolution image detail level
73. responsive adapting to screen sizes
74. retouch improve image by editing
75. RGB screen color model
76. sans serif type without finishing strokes
77. saturation color intensity or purity
78. script type resembling handwriting
79. serif type with finishing strokes
80. shade color mixed with black
81. stroke outline of a shape
82. subhead secondary heading text
83. swatch saved sample of color
84. thumbnail small preview image
85. tint color mixed with white
86. tone color mixed with gray
87. tracking overall letter spacing
88. trim final cut edge
89. typeface overall design of letters
90. typography the style of arranged type
91. unity sense of visual togetherness
92. uppercase capital letters
93. usability ease of using a design
94. value lightness or darkness
95. vector scalable image made from paths
96. vectorize convert image to vectors
97. white space empty area around elements
98. widow single line left at top
99. wireframe basic structural page sketch
100. x-height height of lowercase x
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