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page layout
An example of a page layout is the pages in magazines
or brochures. Every single page layout was created on a blank page by
placing text, text columns, images etc. on the page. The whole design
of a single page in a magazine is a page layout.
page size
A setting in graphic software that enable the user to
define the size of the page s/he is creating their artwork on.
Pantone
matching system
The Pantone matching system is used for specifying and
blending match colors. It provides designers with swatches of over 700
colors and gives printers the recipes for making those colors.
paste board
A paste board is the area around a page surface in a
page layout program. This area allows the user to put down elements
that is to be used in the page layout.
path
A path is the shape of a single element in an illustration.
A path will not show unless it has a fill or line weight assigned to
it.
patterned fill
A custom fill usually defined by the user.
pixel
The smallest picture element (used to display an image
on a computer), that can be independently assigned a color.
PNG
Portable Network Graphics format. PNG (usually pronounced
"ping"), is used for lossless compression. The PNG format
displays images without jagged edges while keeping file sizes relatively
small, making them popular on the web. PNG files are however generally
larger than GIF files.
posterize
A tool in graphic software that reduces the number of
shades of gray or colors to a specific number.
PPI
Pixels Per Inch. A measurement of the resolution of
a scanned image.
pre-designed logos
Made famous by web sites such as Biz-Logo and ShelfLogos, pre-designed logos are logos that are created beforehand and offered for sale, usually online via the designer's web site. Some confusion exists between pre-designed logos and template logos. While these terms are sometimes used interchangably, pre-designed logos generally refer to exclusive logos while template logos refer to logos that are resold.
primary colors
The primary colors are combined to produce the full
range of other colors (non-primary colors), within a color model. The
primary colors for the additive color model is; Red, Green and Blue.
The primary colors for the subtractive color model is; Cyan, Magenta
and Yellow.
printable color
See Gamut
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