Negative Space

The space where the figure isn't. In artwork, usually the background; in a publication, the parts of the page not occupied by type or graphics.

Oblique Type

Characters that are slanted to the right; sans serif typefaces often have oblique rather than true italics, which are a separate font.

Offset Paper

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Offset printing

For high-volume reproduction. Utilizes three rotating drums: a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder, and an impression cylinder. The printing plate is wrapped around the plate cylinder, inked and dampened. The plate image is transferred, or offset, onto the blanket cylinder. Paper passes between the blanket cylinder and the impression cylinder, and the image is transferred onto the paper.

Orphan

In a page layout, the first line of a paragraph separated from the rest of the paragraph by a column or page break. Headings without enough type under them may be considered as orphans; there should be as much type below the heading as the height of the heading itself, including white space.