Tutorial 4: Graphic Design with CSS
color gradient
A background in which one color gradually blends into another color
PNG
A bitmap image format designed to replace the GIF for mat with a palette of a million colors
JPEG
A bitmap image format that supports a palette of over 16 million colors, as well as file compression
image map
Information that specifies the location and URLs associated within each hotspot within an image
bitmap image
An image format in which the image is comprised of pixels that can be marked with different colors
vector image
An image format in which the lines and curves that comprise the image are based on mathematical functions
client-side image map
An image map that is defined within the web page and handled entirely by the web browser
server-side image map
An image map that relies on a program running on the web server to create and manage the map
vanishing point
An effect of perspective in which parallel lines appear to converge to a point
GIF
The oldest bitmap image format, limited to 256 colors, but that also supports transparent colors and animated images
tiling
A process by which a background image is repeated, filling up the background space
hotspot
A region within an image that can be linked to a specific URL
3D transformation
A transformation that involves three spatial axes
watermarks
A translucent graphic that is part of the page content and that displays a message that the content is copyrighted or in draft form or some other message directed toward the reader
SVG
An XML markup language that can be used to create vector images
radial gradient
CSS property that creates a color gradient proceeding outward from a central point