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Glossary of Printing and Graphic Arts Terms - Section J-K
Jumpline
When an article is continued from one page to another, the jumpline placed at the end of the first page to identify where the article is continued. A jumpline should also appear at the beginning of the continuation page to tell the reader where the article started.
Justified
Justified type is when the left and right sides align with each other and fill a column’s width. Word spacing and letter spacing will vary more with justified type than with non-justified type layouts.
Jet Printing
A general term for printing presses set up to print already manufactured envelopes. Allows for fast, high quality turnaround. Can print screens up to 133 lines per inch
Jogged
Process using vibration to keep a stack of paper in register after printing.
Kerning
Kerning refers to improving the appearance of type by adjusting the spacing between selected pairs of letters. The most problematic pairs of letters are AV, AY, FA, AW, PA, and AT. Kerning becomes of greater importance as type size increases such as in headlines and poster copy which uses all caps.
Keyboarding
Keyboarding is the process of typing in the raw text (headlines, subheads and body copy) for a publication in preparation for turning it over to a graphic designer. A word processing program should be used for keyboarding and the files should be saved in ASCII formats or as “text only” or “export files” for proper file transfer.
Key lines
Black and white artwork which has been output and pasted into position on a sheet with "key" identity "lines" indicating the position of trims, drill holes, folds, scores, and die-cuts. Key lines are also referred to as camera-ready artwork.
Kicker
A kicker is a short phrase of key word which introduces a headline. Kickers can also be used to relate a headline to a particular portion of a publication.
