JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Expert Group, an international standards body that sets standards for creating and handling compressed digital images. The JPEG file format was designed to balance good visual quality and small file size, typically through lossy compression. The JPEG file format is widely used as a means of compressing digital images, particularly those produced by digital cameras.
A photograph that is purchased and licensed for exclusive use by an individual or business.
The process of developing a product or design system that can be altered to fit different device and interaction contexts.
The principle of both sides of an object having a sense of symmetry. It ensures that the weight and visual mass are distributed evenly on both sides of a surface. Balance is more important than symmetry because people don't often notice when something is asymmetrical, but they will always see if something is unbalanced.
A way of expressing colours on digital media. To specify a hex code, you need to consider the three primary colours: red, green and blue. The hex code is always six characters long and looks like this: #RRGGBB and their values range from 00 to FF.
A low-fidelity representation of a user interface design.
A design language developed by Google. The goal of Material Design was to create fluid, natural movement for users on any platform they happen to be using.
Most typefaces are classified into one of five basic classifications: serif, sans serif, script, monospaced, and display.
A measure of the height of a set of text on an element.
The thickness or thinness of a typeface. Common font weights are light, regular/normal, semi-bold, bold and extra bold.
A system used to describe and identify typefaces by their basic visual characteristics.