A type of user interface design carefully crafted to trick people into doing things they might not want to do.
A small picture or design that represents an idea, function, or some other type of visual concept. For example, in computer graphics and web development, an icon is a pictorial representation of a program or file type.
A Shortcut is a computer function that performs a set of commands to save time. A Quick Key is a keyboard shortcut used to trigger an action.
A language used to create web pages, and it stands for Hypertext Markup Language.
Black, white, and all the values of shades in between.
A way of developing new products or services using a process of repeated and regular refinement, in which prototypes are made, evaluated, revised, and re-evaluated until the desired result is achieved. High profile companies have successfully implemented iterative design to create effective and innovative products.
The width and height of a document, after having been cut down to size from a larger sheet.
A graphical representation of the user on a device, used to represent various users in different contexts. It can be a photo, image or drawing.
A discipline that analyses the usability of an application by assessing its interaction design and user experience.
A decoration technique used primarily on paper, metal, and some plastics in which ink or another printing medium is pressed into the material's surface to create a three-dimensional effect.
The process of arranging type to make written material readable. The arrangement of type involves decisions about individual letters and words (e.g. line spacing, letter spacing, and word spacing) and more significant page layout decisions (e.g., margins, headline position on the page).