20 Terms
Contributors in Graphic design
Graphic design
Lossless
Design; Graphic design
Refers to a form of data compression where the detail is maintained and no data is lost after file downsizing. The lossless compression method is often used in TIFF and GIF formats.
Lossy
Design; Graphic design
A form of data compression where detail is deleted as the file size are decreased. A usual lossy compression method is JPEG.
Luminosity
Design; Graphic design
The brightness of an area arranged by the amount of light it reflects or diffuses.
Low-resolution image
Design; Graphic design
A low-quality scan made from a photograph, or of the like.
Magic wand tool
Design; Graphic design
A tool in graphic software that permits the user to select fractions of an image, such as, areas with the same color.
Mean line
Design; Graphic design
The line on which the top parts of most of the lowercase letters lay. Also called x-height. The imaginary point of all lowercase characters without ascenders.
Multimedia
Design; Graphic design
Various communication formats including text, sound, still and moving images.
