Back to basics: Glossary of design term Skill Level: Novice
Glossary: C
Cast Shadow
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.
Check Box In an online form, check boxes look like the following:
I would like information on:
Logo designs
Web graphics
Banner design services
Online promotion 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.
CMYK
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.
Color Cast 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.
Compression 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.
Cookie 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.
Creative Standard term for a banner advertisement; can refer to
the design or format of a banner. It can also refer to the process
of creating a design.
CSS 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.
