Adobe Illustrator Vocabulary

Printable portion of the work area, where illustrations can be finalized.

Allowing a graphic or some other element to extend beyond the actual margin of the page. The element touches the side of the page, leaving no margin or white space at the edge.

The range of color encompassed by a color space is called a gamut. The different devices (computer monitor, scanner, desktop printer, printing press, digital camera) throughout your workflow operate within different color spaces and each with different gamuts.

A point within a Pen tool curve which controls the size and location of the curve. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.

To force an object to take a certain form.

A graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round).

In typography, creating the perfect space between characters (letters) so they work together. For instance, understanding when a letter should be moved slightly because it pushes into another.

The area on a page that is left without images and words is referred to as negative or white space. This negative or white space is very important in graphic design projects.

A process color is printed using a combination of the four standard process inks: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. By default, Illustrator defines new swatches as process colors.

This color mode is used for web design, digital cameras, scanners and other electronics and combines the colors red, green and blue to create what is seen on the screen.