Graphic Design, Translated

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

GREEKING

\ˈgrē-kiŋ\, v

The insertion of nonsensical, or “dummy,”

text as a placeholder during the layout pro-

cess. The term is also used for describing the

way some page-layout applications use gray

bars to represent lines of type too small to be

rendered clearly for a given display or view.

Also called Lorem Ipsum.

Fr: FAUX TEXTE

Ger: BLINDTEXT

Sp: GREEKING

GRAYSCALE

\ˈgrā-ˌskāl\, n