Glossary Of Design Terms.

Here are a few A-Z design terms.




Alley: The space between columns within a page.


Ascender: In typography, the parts of lowercase letters that rise above the x-height of the font.

Bleed: An element that extends to the edge of the page.

Descender: In typography, the part of the letterform that goes below the line.

Gutter: In double-sided documents, the combination of the insude margins or facing pages.

Leader: A line of dots or dashes to lead the eye across the page.

Miniscule: A lowercase letter.

Negative Space: White space (an area without text or images).

Subscript: A character slightly smaller than the rest of the type, placed below the line, used in maths or science equations.

Superscript: A character slightly smaller than the rest of the type, set above the line, used in maths or science equations.

Word wrap: In a word processor or text editor, the automatic dropping of characters to the next line when the text reaches the right margin.