The art of drawing original characters and symbols — especially for decorative purposes.
The arrangement of different elements in relation to each other so that they appear to be mirrored. Symmetrical designs can be found throughout art and architecture, as well as in nature.
A portion of an image where the remainder is discarded.
A prominent design feature of web applications. Links can be used to navigate websites, provide shortcuts to content, or change views within a web application. These links allow for ease of access and save time when users need to find information or use services from other domain names.
The written information that accompanies a design.
A type of serif, characterized by large x-heights and thick, blocky strokes with little variation in width.
A way of researching users and understanding their behaviour in the context of the product, helping designers in understanding users' needs and expectations and what motivates them to act.
Designers can use this type of research to understand better their users and what kinds of experiences they are looking for. And this will allow the designers better empathize with their users, making them a part of the learning cycle.
An observation in Psychology that suggests that the number of mental objects the average person can keep track of is seven (plus or minus two).
Red, green, and blue. These colours can be used to form a wide variety of colours in different devices such as computer monitors and televisions.
A unit for defining the size of a font. It's not a distance; this unit's measurement is only relative to the typeface's design.
A low-fidelity representation of a user interface design.