Glossary

A SELECTION OF TERMS USED THROUGHOUT THE PRINCIPLES

Back Matter—Supportive material that is not part of the text and can includes items such as the appendix, notes, bibliography, glossary, and index.

CMYK—Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (K), the four colors used in full-color process printing.

Column—A vertical container that holds type or images. Text in a column is measured horizontally.

Deck—Similar to a tagline

Flush Left—Text that is aligned (straight) on the left margin, with a right margin of varied—but not too greatly varied—widths. Uneven margins are also called “ragged.”

Flush Right—Text that is aligned (straight) on the right margin, with a left margin of varied widths.

Font—Digitally, a font is a single style of one typeface ...

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