Thumbnail

A small, non-preview image that accompanies a larger image. It provides an immediate sense of the content while not necessarily revealing it in its entire scope.

More terms you might want to know

Dark Pattern

A type of user interface design carefully crafted to trick people into doing things they might not want to do.

Crop

A portion of an image where the remainder is discarded.

Die Cut

A type of print/design created with a metal stamp to create a shape out of paper using a die cutting machine. Die cuts can be used in apparel, home decor and promotional products.

x-height

The distance between the baseline and the mean line of lowercase letters in a typeface. Nearby descenders (such as j) and ascenders (such as q) usually extend slightly below or above this height.

Serif

The small decorative stroke at the end of a stroke in a letter, or a typeface.

Tint

A generic term for adding colour to an image. A tint can be applied by darkening a colour to create different shades or lightening the saturation, creating a washed-out look.

Colour Palette

A specific set of colours, usually with a limited number of values, chosen to suit the needs of a particular design.

Type Classification

A system used to describe and identify typefaces by their basic visual characteristics.

Descenders

The portion of a letter such as y, p, q or j that hangs below the baseline of the text.

Typeface Design

The art and discipline of putting together set of typefaces into a harmonious and readable type system. A typeface designer spends much time considering many things such as clear visual message, readability at different sizes, legibility at small point sizes, ease of use for printing processes on its own or over the top of other fonts.

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