Monospace

A style of typeface that uses a width-to-height ratio of 1:1.

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Monogram

An iconic design that is made up of two or three letters.

Hero Image

The primary graphic that appears at the top of a webpage, designed to grab people's attention.

Pantone (PMS)

The Pantone Matching System is a colour-matching system for printing inks. It is a proprietary colour-matching system that was developed so that when an artist picks PMS colour or swatch, they can be confident in knowing what colours would be produced no matter the application.

Affinity Diagram

A data visualisation tool that can be used to explore and group people's thoughts or reactions to a set of concepts. Affinity diagrams are often used in user research and design thinking as an experimental technique for generating new ideas or solutions.

The emergent patterns in these visual representations can help identify which aspects your audience will respond well to, thus enabling decisions on the information architecture and next steps in the process.

It is important to note that affinity diagrams were initially developed for qualitative research but have since been adapted for quantitative research (though they are not typically used with statistical data).

Centre Aligned

A layout where all the content, mostly text, is aligned to the centre. The overall purpose of a Centre Alignment is to make it easier for users to read and scroll through content.

Prototype

Usually the first functional form of a new product, created to test a concept or prove out some aspects of design.

Wireframe

A low-fidelity representation of a user interface design.

User Interviews

The act of gathering qualitative data about a person's thoughts and feelings related to a product.

Stock Photo

A photograph that is purchased and licensed for exclusive use by an individual or business.

Leading

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.

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