A concept used in systems design to describe the negative consequences of making seemingly innocuous design changes. Shorthand for a product's delayed but inevitable need to be reworked due to earlier, seemingly trivial decisions not having been fully thought through in the original release.
Designers incur this "debt" by making quick and easy choices that save time in the present but cause more complex problems later on down the road when it becomes necessary to change or add something.
CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a language for describing the look and formatting of HTML elements in a webpage.
Typefaces that are used across large bodies of text like headlines. Text typefaces are generally more varied than body-text typefaces.
An observation in Psychology that suggests that the number of mental objects the average person can keep track of is seven (plus or minus two).
The adjustment of all characters in a line by moving them closer together or farther apart.
A psychological phenomenon that states that people tend to remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks.
A philosophy that companies should take a user-centred approach to design, making sure they focus on the customer's needs and not on their company's needs. UX designers need to figure out what users want before building something and not after. They must also ask themselves if including "features" will provide any value to the product or service.
The end (straight or curved) of any stroke that doesn’t include a serif. Some typefaces feature ball terminals on letters such as the ‘f’, ‘a’, and ‘c’.
The use of repeating elements and motifs for decorative purposes. In design, repetition occurs in many ways. It can be achieved by using a shape or design element in a pattern, and it can also be achieved through the use of multiple shapes or motifs that have similarities
The attributes of a typeface. Type properties include weight, width, colour and x-height.
The thickness or thinness of a typeface. Common font weights are light, regular/normal, semi-bold, bold and extra bold.