A usability assessment method that is used to evaluate a design against established usability principles or heuristics. It is based on the idea that designers can use their experience to find areas of poor design without extensive user testing.
Also known as caps, a type property that specifies that all letters in a body of text are capitalised.
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.
CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a language for describing the look and formatting of HTML elements in a webpage.
Designers and developers use font styles to denote differences in meaning between two or more words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or blocks of text. Typical font styles in CSS and web development are normal, italic, oblique and inherit.
A logo, symbol, design, or pattern used to promote and distinguish one's brand or company from others.
A language used to create web pages, and it stands for Hypertext Markup Language.
A well-known UI element in computer applications. It's an expandable menu of context-specific commands typically launched from the application's main menu.
The process of adding game-like qualities to an experience like a website or application. To ensure that these activities are engaging enough for the users, it often includes gradual rewards such as levels and badges systems, which can further encourage engagement with the app.
The typographic term for the dot above the letters 'i' and 'j'.
A system of columns and rows designers use to create layouts. It's used in graphic design and web development to align elements for easy use on the page. Grids are a key part of design because they help you create balance, rhythm, proportion and hierarchy in your layout.