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Style terms
style vocabulary used in course design and layout work
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Journalism
10th Grade
08/04/2012

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white space
Definition
the portion of a layout that is not filled with text
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rule of thumb
Definition
in order for a picture to be large enough for readers to easily recognize who the subject is the face should be at least the size of your thumbprint
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san serif
Definition
fonts without "tails" like when an "l" is just one straight up and down line without a top or bottom portion
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serif
Definition
fonts with "tails", like a "t" that has a curl at the bottom
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fill color
Definition
the color on the interior of an image (or graphic title/text)
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right justification
Definition
text that is "pulled" to the right (typing starts on the right hand side)
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full justification
Definition
text that is stretched (using spaces between words) to make a consistent right and left hand edges over a paragraph
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left justification
Definition
text that is "pulled" to the left (typing starts on the left hand side)
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pullout quote
Definition
a portion of text that is highlighted/emphasized by formatting (often enlarged and put in a different color or even in a separate box) - used to entice the reader to key points in the article
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outline color
Definition
the color of the outline on a font or picture
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text wrap tight
Definition
the text continues around the defined "wrap points" of the image (covering the transparent space). i.e. the text goes right up to the image, even on round edges
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text wrap square
Definition
the text respects the corners of a graphic as boundaries regardless of whether there is transparency within the image. i.e. the text stops at around the image in a distinct rectangular pattern and does not wrap around curves of the object
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text overlay
Definition
text lays atop an image
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