Graphics Design Terminology - L

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Leading

The vertical spacing between lines of text.

List

Text that is categorized, be it bulleted, numbered, or unnumbered. The default list bullets and numbers are black with no special effects. To make a bulleted list using graphic images as bullets, web graphic designers use a table format.

The following is an unordered, or bulleted, list:

• Logo design services
• Web graphics services
• Banner design services

The following is an ordered, or numbered, list:

1. Logo design services
2. Web graphics services
3. Banner design services

Lossless Compression

In graphic design, lossless compression refers to a data compression technique where the file quality is preserved and no data is lost. Lossless compression is commonly used on GIF images, but can only reduce file size to about half of its original size. Lossy compression, by contrast, eliminates some data can further decrease file size.

Lossy Compression

A term coined by graphics programmers to refer to a technique of shrinking file sizes by giving away some precision of detail. JPEG is an example of a file that is compressed this way. By reducing the so-called quality of a picture when you save it, you can make the file size smaller. Many photos can take of loss of fine detail before it becomes noticeable on a web page.

LPI

Abbreviation for Lines Per Inch.

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