Vertex

The meeting point where two lines cross.

More terms you might want to know

Clickstream

A sequence of user actions on a website. In UX design, it's important to note the order in which users interact with your site so you can redesign it for optimum usability.

Cool Colours

Colours on the opposite side of the colour wheel to warm colours. Typically bluish in tone, such as blue or green.

Type Classification

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

Letterpress

A printing press that uses movable type and punches to make impressions on paper.

Point Size

A unit for defining the size of a font. It's not a distance; this unit's measurement is only relative to the typeface's design.

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.

Responsive Design

The process of developing a product or design system that can be altered to fit different device and interaction contexts.

Hex Code

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.

Ellipsis

Also known as a suspension point, is a series of dots (…) that is used either as a substitute for some text that has been omitted from a sentence or when the author does not wish to pause in their writing.

Foil Stamping

The process of applying a thin layer of foil to paper coated with adhesive on one side.

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