Book binding
binding
Binding is a means of connecting book block and the book cover.
book block
The book block is made up of the bound, glued and cut inner pages of the book.
Book case lamination
The coating is the top layer of the book cover. The coating is made from paper printed with your text and photos or from decorative materials, specially structured paper or leather. Thin foil (lamination) is glued to the surface of the cover to protect your book from damage.
Book cover
Book covers cover the book block.
Book DUST COVER
Printed book cover
casing-in of the book block
At the end of production the book blocks in Hardcover books are glued to ("suspended from") the cover by flyleaves.
Dust jacket
Protective decorative paper covering the book.
Dust jacket flaps
The part of the dust jacket that folds round the book jacket into the book.
endpaper
The endpaper is the double page of stronger paper that attaches the book block the book's cover. The endpaper is at the front and the back of the book block.
Exclusive
A book with a hard book cover made of modern decorative materials.
fixing the book block
The book blocks in Softcover books are attached to soft book covers at the end of the production process.
Hardcover - hard book covers (Hardback, Hardbound)
Books with hard book cover. They are made of hard, strengthened cardboard with a coating.
Headbands
A headband is a strip of fabric that is purely decorative. It is attached to the edge of the spine book block to hide the glue that is holding the book block together.
Softcover - soft book cover (Paperback, Softback)
Books with soft book covers. The cover is made of the book jacket containing the book. It's made of printed paper without hard cardboard. The surface is covered with thin foil (laminate) to protect the book from being damaged.
spine
The part of a book where the individual pages are stuck together.
Book composition
The paragraph has margins to the left and right of it.
align to marker
The paragraph is exactly aligned to either the left or right margin.
Blank
A blank page placed anywhere in the book, usually intentionally.
Center
The paragraph has no aligned edges. The text is placed in the center of the page and the left and right margins are the same size.
footer
The name for the bottom part of the page.
Header
The name from the top part of the page.
Illustration
An artistic component that accompanies the text, such as an image or photo.
image bleed
Images placed at the page margin with an overlap of 2 to 3 mm. This method of positioning prevents annoying white borders on the edge of the pages due to the incorrect trimming of the book block.
indentation
The gap between the margin and the first character in the line.
line spacing
The spacing between lines.
Layout
The visual display of the page using fonts, decorative or ilustrative elements.
mirror
The inside edges of the inner margins where the text or illustrations are placed.
Mongrel
A widow or an orphan.
orphan
An orphan is the unwanted first land only line on a page.
Pagination
The page numbering
Page margin
The part at the edge of the page that is kept blank.
Paragraph
A few sentences written toegther without separation, usually with the same spacing. Each paragraph begins with a new line.
placeholder text
Demonstrative filler text composed of inexistent Latin-esque words. E.g. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Snapping (alignment)
Automatic aligning of objects to one line.
widow
The first indented or non-indented line in the last line of the page.
Book production
AdobeRGB
The defined RGB color space by the Adobe company.
CMYK
The name for a set of four basic print colors C = cyan, M = magenta, Y = yellow, K = black.
CMS
Abbreviation of Color Management System.
Color management
Czech translation of Color Management System.
Color coverage
A quantity indicating the percentage of the paper surface is covered if the individual colors don't overlap.
Color Management System
A comprehensive set of hardware and software to simulate print colors on a monitor.
color space
A precisely defined set of colors
data compression
A special procedure for saving files which reduces the amount of data in proportion to the file size.
Device color space
The range of colors the device can produce, i.e. colors a monitor can show, or colors a printer can print.
DPI (dots per inch)
Unit indicating the number of printer dots per inch.
DTP (Desk Top Publishing)
Hardware and software used for creating printed materials.
FOGRA 39L
A standard defining the quality of color printing on offset and digital printers.
Format
The name for the size or composition of a page to be printed (usually given in millimetres) that define its width and height.
GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
A graphic format for storing computer graphics in a file. It uses loss less compression.
HP Indigo
The high production digital printer that prints to the same quality as a standard offset printer. It uses electrostatics ink that is soaked into the surface of the printer paper and leaves an unsightly sheen on the surface of the xerographic toner. As such the printed sheets are not even faded by the sun. The color of these prints is expected to last for decades.
ICC profile
A data file containing the definition of the color space on an input or output device (monitor, printer etc.).
image format
Measurement of an image e.g. in centimeters.
image resolution
A quantity indicating the number of pixels in an image in PPI or DPI.
image size
The amount of pixels in an image in terms of width and height.
JPEG (JPG)
The standard format for storing images in a file. Saving a file to JPEG usually results in lossy compression.
LPI (lines per inch)
Unit for the amount of printed lines in a print raster. A high quality print has a print raster of at least 175 lpi.
loss less compression
Compression where there is no resulting change in picture quality.
lossy compression
Compression resulting in a reduction of picture quality.
OpenType
The standard for describing computer vector fonts.
PANTONE
The term for a wide range of printed colors whose tones cannot be created by CMYK range.
Picture element
A part of an image with the equally well defined color.
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
One of the standard formats for storing images in a file.
PNG with alpha channel
PNG contains the definition of the translucency of certain parts of the image.
PPI (pixels per inch)
Unit indicating the number of pixels in one inch of a digital photo (2.54 cm).
Pixel
A picture element of a photograph.
PUR adhesive
The strongest way of gluing pages of a book to a book block. The adhesive soaks into the page after the edge of the pages attached to the book block. Even after drying, the adhesive is perfectly elastic and perfectly fixes the pages to the book block.
RGB
The name for a set of three colors, R = red, G = green, B = blue.
RGB color composition
Creating colors using the RGB composition. It is used for monitors or television sets.
sRGB
The definition of a subset of the RGB color space, used during printing for creating CMYK colors.
TIFF (Tag Image File Format)
One of the file formats for storing computer graphics in a file.
V2
The technical term for the production of a book with a soft cover cut to the same size as the inner pages.
V8
The technical term for a a book with a hard book cover and casing which the book block is sewn to.
V8S
The techical term for the production of a book with a hard book cover and casing which the book block is glued to.
Book structuring
Annotation
A brief summary of the book's contents with information for the intended readers. It is found on the dust jacket flaps, on the inside of the back cover or the reverse of the title page.
Book title
The name of the book.
Chapter
A chapter is the fractional part of the book, made up of paragraphs. A chapter starts at the initial chapter page.
colophon
The colophon is on the last page of the book. It contains technical and publishing information about the book.
Copyright ©
The legal trademark for text, illustrations, photos, translation and design (graphic design), based on the provisions of the Universal Copyright Convention.
Dedication
A dedication or acknowledgment usually placed after the title.
EAN (European Article Numbering)
The European system for labeling codes.
Epilog (postcript)
Conclusion to the book written by the author.
Frontispiece
The frontispiece is the name for the page with an even number opposite the title page. It often has an illustration.
half title
The half title is a page placed before the main title of the book. It contains the author's name and the name of the book. The characters are smaller that those of the main book title.
initial chapter page
The initial chapter page usually begins on the right side of the book. It differs from other pages graphically in terms of the chapter number, initials or background color, for example.
ISBN (International Standard Book Numbering)
The international standardized system for numbering published books.
Motto
A quote pre-empting the book's contents. It comes at the beginning of the book or the beginning of a chapter.
Signet
The signet is a page containing the brand mark of the publisher. It comes after the half title.
subtitle
Text supplementing the book title.
title page
The main title page containing the book's title and subtitle and the author's name. It may also include the year of publication and name of the publisher. It is located on the right-hand side of the book.
Character
calligraphy
Decorative characters written with a pen, brush etc.
capitals
Capital letters with an average font height used for adjusting text festivally.
character
A small font symbol or a large alphabet.
character stroke
A line in the created letter.
Exponent
A small digit placed higher on the line than the main text. In DTP programs it is often called "superscript".
font character
A symbol for a sound, syllable, number, punctuation mark etc.
Initial
A large decorative initial character of a paragraph.
Kerning (character matching)
Adjusts the distance between two separate characters.
lower case
The small letters of the alphabet.
Serif
An ending to the end of a main stroke of a character from the corner of the main stroke. The corner ending may be horizontal or vertical.
uppercase
The large letters of the alphabet.
Form of books
book
A book is a sewn or glued bundle of pages or folded arch of paper, cardboard, parchment or other material. It can be either written, printed or blank, with a binding and a cover.
catalog
A suitably organized graphic publication containing a list of objects of the same type, value, character etc.
collection
A publication containing a set of indivudal, thematically related texts e.g. articles by the same author or multiple authors.
Encyclopedia
A structured, generally voluminous work which comprehensively presents concepts behind one or more disciplines.
e-book
A book in electronic form containing content that is copyright protected.
guide
Generally a printed publication describing regions or interesting places, recommends routes and its often associated with a map or joitly with the use of an encyclopedia.
illustrated publication
A professionally created book filled with photos and related text.
Monograph
A book that deals with one topic extensively, such as a musician, a composer, a sportsman, a painter or other artist.
photo book
A printed and sewn book containg photographs and images complemented by accompanying texts. Photo books generally deal with specific themes, such as a family, a wedding, or a holiday, or with certain hobbies, or pastimes (cars, motorbikes, animals, planes etc.).
Portfolio
A book that show photographs and clippings of a particular person e.g. a model, an architect, a graphic designer or an illustrator.
Presentation
A publication prepared by a photographer, architect, designer etc.
Publication
A book of greater importance.
Photography
Camera
A camera is a device used for acquiring and recording images. All cameras are light proof with a closed chamber fitted with a small hole (or a more complex optical system called a lens) which allows the light to enter, where it reaches a sensitive layer for recording light and the incidental light draws an image.
compact digital camera
A digital camera with a small built-in lens.
DSLR digital camera
A digital single-lens reflex camera.
photography
The word "photography" is derived from the Greek word φως fós ("light“) and γραφις grafis ("brush“, "writing nib") or γραφη grafê, which put together means "drawing with light" or "arranging outlines" or just "drawing".
Photography is the result of photgraphing, whereby an image is acquired and retained through a specific response to light. It consits of the recording of light reflected from a given object onto a light sensitive material with a limited exposure. The process is carried out by mechanical, chemical or digital devices (cameras).
photo album
A collection of photos that can be in printed, electronic or physical form.
web photo album
A photo album in electronic form on a website, freely accessible to a select group of users.
Script
angular font
A font with angular points on the letters, sometimes called Gothic.
Antiqua
A collective term for upright Latin fonts (for writing Latin texta).
basic style
The basic form of the font.
Block font
A bold sans serif font.
Bold
A typeface style of a font with substantially thick strokes and shapes derived from the same form.
caligraphic font
A font based on hand written forms.
Condensed
A term for narrow types of fonts that can be individual or a typeface setting.
Extended
A term for a broad type of basic or specific typeface.
Font
An electronic form of a certain character, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Impact.
font family
A group of fonts derived from the same form. They generally include the basic script and their drawing and typeface designation.
font STYLE
The style of a font given by the formative elements of its design.
Gothic font
An angular font with gothic arches.
Grotesque
A sans serif font with no significant shading.
Italic
A typeface style with form bowing to the right derived from the basic shape of the font.
Italics
An oblique font that is not derived from the upright type.
Outline
A typeface style of a font drawn by a faint line on the edge of a character stroke. The character is empty internally.
REGULAR
A basic script.
sans serif font
A font with no serifs.
Script
A system (set) of characters.
Script
A written font.
Serif font
A font with vertical strokes on the letters (with serifs).
set of characters
A set of characters in a font.
typeface
Distribution of fonts according to the characteristic of the form of the letters and style of shape i.e. calligraphic, serif, sans serif.
typeface STYLE
The form of the font derived from the basic script.
written font
Its characters are drawn as a handwritten font; it comes from modern handwriting, for example.