RGD - Refine with Graphic Design Module Overview

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Refine with Graphic Design Module Overview

 

Okay mentees, it is time to resume our travels. We need to take the Graphic Design Parkway to avoid traffic on the main interstate. As we continue our road trip to Webville Wonderland Theme Park, we will reveal tips on promoting a visual message based on managing layout and positioning of content, using typography effectively, and provide recommendations on other graphic design tips.

Part of your task as a web designer involves the use of graphic design. Graphic Design can be defined as the art and practice of planning and projecting ideas and experiences with visual and textual content. As a web designer, your choice of content positioning as well as typography selection will project a visual message to your target audience. Will you boost your message with your design choice, or will your decision for design undermine the meaning of your content? In this module, you will continue to learn more options for using CSS while discovering details about other graphic design options.

 

Essential Questions

  • Describe the different options for managing positioning.
  • What is the purpose of a layout generator?
  • How can typography have an impact on the message portrayed on a web page?

 

Key Terms

  1. Bleed - when a graphic object extends through another in an unwanted manner.
  2. Feathering - a tool used in graphic design that makes the edges of an image appear softer.
  3. Ideograph - a character or symbol representing an idea without expressing the punctuation of a specific word.
  4. Layers - a tool within graphic software that permits the user to gather, organize, and re-edit artwork.
  5. Lossless - the image retains its quality when compressed.
  6. Lossy - refers to the amount of quality lost after the image is compressed.
  7. Ragged - the imbalanced alignment of text lines.
  8. Splash Screen - a web page containing interesting animation or graphics that introduces a website.
  9. Tiling - when an image is repeated in the vertical and horizontal direction until the background of the document is filled.

 

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