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