SECTION 2: SOFTWARE 2.10 Graphic design CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SECTION 2: SOFTWARE

2.10 Graphic design

Choose the best words from each pair in bold. 1 It's usually possible to 1 import / introduce Adobe PageMaker files into Adobe InDesign. The majority of graphic design applications can 2 export / send off documents as PDF files, or as HTML web pages. 2 This box has a black 3 frame / outside, also known as a "stroke". Inside the frame, the fill is a 4 fade / gradient from dark grey to light grey. The difference between the two versions of "wave", is that 5 curling / kerning has been applied to the top version. 3 A frame, graphic or block of text is known as 6 an object / a thing. These are arranged in 7 levels /layers – the top layer 8 overlaps / overruns the layer below. 4 This image is 9 blurred / soft at the edges (see unit 1.6 for the original). This 10 result / effect is also known as 11 feathering / birding. 5 12 Full bleed / total bleed means that the page is printed right up to the edges – there are no white margins. The 13 snail / slug area is the area outside the area to be printed where instructions for the printer are written. 6 This image has been 14 pulled / stretched (see unit 2.8 for the original). 7 Before a document goes 15 to press / for printing, it's essential to check the 16 examples / proofs for errors. 8 Like desktop printers, most colour printing 17 machines / presses print in four colours: cyan (light blue), magenta (dark pink), yellow and black. Before printing, a document must be divided into the four colours. this process is called colour 18 separation / division. These separations are then turned into 19 plates / stamps – one for each of the inks that will be used. 9 Prior to colour separation, coloured images, graphics and text have to be 20 transformed / converted from RGB (Red Green Blue), the colour format of computer displays, to CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow Black) the colour format of printing presses. 10 The process of preparing documents from a graphic designer for the printing press is called 21 reprographics / reproduction.

ANSWER KEY

2.10 Graphic design 1 import, 2 export, 3 frame, 4 gradient, 5 kerning, 6 object, 7 layers, 8 overlaps, 9 blurred, 10, effect, 11 feathering, 12 full bleed, 13 slug, 14 stretched, 15 to press, 16 proofs, 17 presses, 18 separation, 19 plates, 20 converted, 21 reprographics