MULTIMEDIA 12 · SPRINT 4 · CLASSROOM EDITION · 9 OCTOBER 2026
Words to use accurately
- Poster design
- Purposeful image and text arrangement for a defined audience and encounter.
- Hierarchy
- Ranking of information through visible priorities.
- Emphasis
- Establishing a focal point.
- Balance
- Relationship of visual weight across a composition.
- Proportion
- Relative size of parts.
- Contrast
- A visible difference that distinguishes items.
- Alignment
- Shared edges or axes that structure a layout.
- Proximity
- Grouping through spatial closeness.
- Rhythm
- Visual sequence created through relationships such as repetition.
- Negative space
- Space around and between forms.
- Hue
- Colour family.
- Value
- Lightness or darkness.
- Saturation
- Intensity of colour.
- Kerning
- Spacing adjustment between a character pair.
- Tracking
- Spacing across a selected range.
- Leading
- Distance between text baselines.
- Mask
- Persistent control of layer visibility.
- Clipping
- A relationship constrained by the base layer’s visible content.
- Mood board
- Credited references and reasons establishing a direction.
- Thumbnail
- Quick composition alternative.
- Artboard
- Defined production layout in a document.