MC 2015 Final: Final Study Guide
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Definition: a visual component used to create an object or composition (the tools of design) Line: a continuation of the dot that moves your eye in one direction to another. Lines are often used to section off spaces. Type: when text is used as a shape or visual element. Value (or tone): the intensity of lightness or darkness of anything we see. Variations in value can increase/decrease contrast, create movement and lead the eye. Scale: relative size of an element to another. Serif type- tiny strokes, or serifs, at the tips of each letter (times family) Stroke: any line which makes up part of a letter form. Ascender: the lowercase character stroke which extends above the x-height. Descender: the lowercase character stroke which extends below the base line. Counter: the negative space which is fully or partially enclosed by letter form. Serif: the short stroke extending off the main stroke of a letter form.
