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What is Typography
The art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.
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What is a Gradient
A gradual change of colors or a color fading into transparency.
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Who is the Director
On a film set or video shoot, this person is responsible for all creative aspects of a movie or video.
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What is flat design
This minimalistic design approach focuses on simplicity and usability. It tends to feature plenty of open space, crisp edges, bright colors, and two-dimensional illustrations.
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What is multimedia
Refers to the integration of multiple forms of media, such as text, graphics, animation, audio, and video.
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What is Font
An Assortment or set of type characters all of one style and sometimes one size.
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What is a Color Palette
Chosen colors designed to work harmoniously with each other and represent a brand.
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Who is the Director of Photography or Cinematographer
On a film set or video shoot, this person helps to create the look of a movie or video based on the director's vision. They make decisions around lighting, framing, and lens choice.
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What is the golden ratio (or rectangle)
A mathematical ratio that dictates the most pleasing proportions of a shape or structure and is represented by the Greek symbol Phi.
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What is a loopy boi
The term for a repeating animation
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What is Kerning
The space between two specific letters or characters.
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What is Saturation
The intensity or purity of a color.
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Who is the Art Director or Production Designer
On a film set or video shoot, this person is in charge of the feel, look, construction, and design of the set.
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What is the rule of thirds
A type of composition in which an image is evenly divided into thirds, both horizontally and vertically, and the subject of the image is placed at the intersection of those dividing lines, or along one of the lines itself.
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What are motion graphics
Pieces of animation or digital footage which create the illusion of motion or rotation.
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What is Script
Fonts based upon historical or modern handwriting styles and are more fluid than traditional typefaces.
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What is the Hex
A six-digit number used in HTML, CSS, and design software applications to represent colors.
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Who is the Gaffer
On a film set or video shoot, this person is the “chief electrician” and responsible for lighting.
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What is Knolling
The act of arranging different objects so that they are at 90-degree angles from each other, then photographing them from above.
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What is voiceover
Audio from an unseen narrator accompanying video, heard above background sound or music.
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What is Typographic Hierarchy
A system for organizing type that establishes an order of importance within the data.
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What is CYMK
A color model used for print purposes.
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Who is the Assistant Director or 1st AD
This person handles the logistics of running the set and production and acts as the liaison between the director and the rest of the crew.
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What is Skeuomorphism
When a digital element is designed to look like a replica of physical work.
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What is rendering
The processing a computer undertakes when creating an applied effect, transition, or composite.
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