Printer's Reference Glossary of Print and Design Terms
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Identity Media Group
A
A/W
an abbreviation for Artwork.
Accordion fold
bindery term, two or more parallel folds which open like an accordion.
Acetate
a transparent sheet placed over artwork allowing the artist
to write instructions or indicate where second color is
to be placed. See Overlay.
Addendum
supplementary material additional to the main body of a
book and printed separately at the start or end of the
text.
Air
(US) an amount of white space in a layout.
Airbrush
a mechanical painting tool producing an adjustable spray of
paint driven by compressed air. Used in illustration
design and photographic retouching.
Align
to line up
typeset or other graphic material as specified, using a
base or vertical line as the reference point.
Alphabet
(length or width) - the measurement of a complete set of lower
case alphabet characters in a given type size expressed
in points or picas.
Anodized plate
an offset printing plate with a specially treated surface
to reduce wear during printing.
Apex
the point
of a character where two lines meet at the top, an
example of this is the point on the letter A.
Apron (US) -
additional white space allowed in the margins of text and
illustrations when forming a foldout.
Art paper
a smooth coated paper obtained by adding a coating of china
clay compound on one or both sides of the paper.
Art
(US) in
graphic arts usage, all matter other than text material
e.g. illustrations and photographs.
Ascender
any
part of a lower case letter extending above the x-height.
For example, the upper half of the vertical in the
letters b or h.
Against the grain
At right angles to direction of paper grain.
Alteration
Change in copy of specifications after production has begun.
Artboard
Alternate term for mechanical art.
Author's Correction
Also know as "AC's". Changed and additions in copy after it
has been typeset.
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Backing up
to
print the second side of printed sheet.
Backslant
letters that slant the opposite way from italic
characters.
Balloon
a circle
or bubble enclosing copy in an illustration. Used in
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