A cast shadow is similar to a drop
shadow with added emphasis on
perspective. Cast shadows can be rotated, stretched, and skewed to
create a realistic 3D effect.
In an online form, check boxes look like the following:
I would like information on:
graphic design
web design
hosting
support services
If you click your mouse on the boxes, you will be able to select
multiple services. A check box is different from a radio
button,
which can only accept one checked item at a time.
Stands for the colors Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black. In print design,
colors are defined as a percentage of each of these 4 colors. For
example, the CMYK abbreviation for the color black would be 0-0-0-100.
In contrast, display devices (i.e. computer monitors) typically define
colors using RGB.
A color cast changes the hue (color) of a selected part of an image
while keeping the saturation and brightness intact. Viewing an image
with a color cast can be similar to viewing it through colored lenses
on eyeglasses. A commonly known color cast (in graphic design) is
a duotone.
A method of packing data in order to save disk storage space or
download time. JPEGs are generally compressed graphics files. Compression
is a technique to make a file or a data stream smaller for faster
transmission or to take up less storage space.
A cookie is a message given to a web browser (such as Netscape or
Explorer) by a web server. The purpose of cookies is to identify
web site users/visitors and possibly prepare customized web pages
for them.
Abbreviation for Cascading Style Sheet, a feature of HTML developed
by the W3C. With Cascading Style sheets, both web designers and end
users can create style templates (sheet) that specifies how different
text elements (paragraphs, headings, hyperlinks, etc.) appear on
a web page. Currently, not all browsers express CSS formatting in
the same manner.
