All available space (line-height) between two consecutive lines of text; this measurement should be adjusted for either ascenders or descenders. In hand typesetting, leading referred to thin strips of lead inserted by hand between lines of type in the composing stick to increase vertical distance.
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.
Scope creep is when the scope of a project starts to grow without any agreement on how it's going to be paid for. Creep happens because items and features are tacked on top of the original scope of work agreed upon in the original contract.
A technique used to sequentially present items in a list or other data set that are too long to display at one time.
An Encapsulated PostScript file (.eps) is a vector graphics format. EPS files are typically used to exchange artwork between different design programs, such as Adobe Illustrator and other vector graphics applications, including CorelDRAW, Inkscape, SIAE Draw and others. EPS files can also be used to provide a file format for print.
A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.
The adjustment of all characters in a line by moving them closer together or farther apart.
Also known as caps, a type property that specifies that all letters in a body of text are capitalised.
A tool that allows user experience designers, or people who design products and websites with consumers in mind, to track where users look on the screen. Eye-tracking can measure users’ attention and the duration of time they spend on different areas of a website. With this information, websites can create user experience solutions such as buttons with varying colours designed to catch the eye.
The surface quality of an element.
The typographic term for the dot above the letters 'i' and 'j'.