User Interviews

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.

The process of a new user being brought in to a new product. The design for this process aims to have an effective, efficient, and engaging user experience.

One of the most common types of navigation in UI design. It's usually a system of one or more horizontal buttons placed at the bottom of the screen, directing users to other parts of an app or website. Bottom navigation is often used as an alternative to scrolling or tabbing through links on a page.

A triad is a group of three colours that are equally spaced on the colour wheel.

A type of font that comes pre-installed in an operating system.

An iterative process that designers use to understand the user, challenge assumptions, and redefine the problems to identify alternative strategies and solutions that might not be instantly apparent with our initial level of understanding. Design Thinking provides a solution-based approach to solving problems. It is a way of thinking and working as well as a collection of hands-on methods.

Vector graphics are made up of two sets of points: control points (which determine shape) and anchor points (determining length). Anchor points attach geometry to form a shape like a ball or a heart.

Red, green, and blue. These colours can be used to form a wide variety of colours in different devices such as computer monitors and televisions.

Typefaces that are used across large bodies of text like headlines. Text typefaces are generally more varied than body-text typefaces.

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.