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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:
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.
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