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Graphic Communication Higher DTP

Graphic Communication Higher Page Layout DTP ALIGNMENT HEADER SPACE HEADING SUB-HEADING CLIPART DROP CAPITAL CROPPED GRAPHIC EXTENDED TEXT BLEED TEXT WRAP GUTTER WHITE SPACE RIGHT MARGIN LEFT MARGIN COLUMN DROP SHADOW FOOTER SPACE COLUMN WIDTH CAPTION FOOTER/FOLIO

Graphic Communication Higher Page Symbols Crop Mark DTP TRIM BOX CROP MARKS Crop marks or corner marks indicate the edge of the trimmed page. They are typically used when printing to a larger sheet of paper and indicate where to cut the paper. Trim Box The final size of a printed page after excess edges have been cut off is the trim size. Crop marks indicating where to cut are printed at the edges of the paper that are then trimmed after printing. REGISTRATION MARK BLEED AREA

Graphic Communication Higher Page Symbols Registration Mark DTP TRIM BOX CROP MARKS A cross-hair target symbol placed outside the page area to provide a guide for the commercial printer when printing multicolour work. Each register mark should overprint exactly for accurate registration. The register marks are located outwith the page size and are removed when the publication is trimmed. Can also be shown as below with squares. REGISTRATION MARK BLEED AREA

Graphic Communication Higher Page Symbols DTP TRIM BOX CROP MARKS Bleed Area To bleed is to extend an artwork graphic or photographic frame beyond the trimmed edge of the page. The bleed is the amount by which the image extends beyond the trimmed edge - commonly 3 mm. REGISTRATION MARK BLEED AREA

Graphic Communication Higher Page Layers Page layers can help organise your document or promotional item. Using this approach allows you to; Edit text and images separately Turn off layers for clarity Reorder layers (front to back, back to front) Create masks for elements (FAB logo) DTP

Graphic Communication Higher Typeface The choice of font is very important. Fonts fall into two main groups: serif fonts and sans-serif fonts. Serif refers to the ‘flick’ added to fonts. Sans-serif fonts don’t have this ‘flick’. Sans means without in french! DTP

Graphic Communication Higher Drop Caps A drop cap is a decorative element typically used in documents at the start of a section or chapter. It's a large capital letter at the beginning or a paragraph or text block that has the depth of two or more lines of normal text DTP

Graphic Communication Higher Pull Quote A pull quote is a key phrase, quotation, or excerpt that has been pulled from an article and used as a graphic element, serving to entice readers into the article or to highlight a key topic DTP

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Graphic Communication Higher DTP Drop Shadow Creating emphasis by making an image stand out in a layout is an important feature of graphic design. Using drop shadow is a common method for achieving this. Advantages • Creates visual impact and emphasis • Lifts the image off the page • Gives the impression of depth

Graphic Communication Higher DTP Flow Text Along a Path Text can be made to flow along a line. The line is called a path. This can add contrast to a rectangular or linear layout. Advantages • Creates visual impact • Brings contrast to a rectangular layout • Curves can suggest movement on a page

Graphic Communication Higher DTP Text Wrap Text wrap is a feature supported by many word processors that enables you to surround a picture or diagram with text. The text wraps around the graphic Text wrap does 3 things • Creates flowing, curved shapes that contrast with the rectangular shapes in the layout • Connects the text closely with the object it is wrapped around and creates unity • Creates more space in a busy layout

Graphic Communication Higher DTP Bleed When any image or element on a page touches the edge of the page, extending beyond the trim edge, leaving no margin it is said to bleed. This is usually 3 -5 mm beyond the final/cut size. A print effect in which a colour, object or image appears to run off the edge of the page

Graphic Communication Higher File Types - Raster graphics are digital images that have been created or captured into a digital format. When enlarged, individual pixels appear as squares. In computer graphics, a raster graphics image is a dot matrix data structure, representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of colour, viewable via a monitor, paper, or other display medium. tiff . jpg . png . bmp DTP

Graphic Communication Higher File Types - Vector graphics are created in graphics packages and consist of shapes called objects. It is possible to edit each object separately, for example, change the shape, colour, size and position. Even if an object in a vector graphic is quite large, it doesn't need a lot of computer memory. . svg . dxf DTP