A type of understanding that is achieved by taking the perspective of another individual. Different people's perspectives often have different needs and values, so empathy can help you understand those differences.
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).
A style of typeface that uses a width-to-height ratio of 1:1.
Affordances describe a relationship between the environment and an animate object, classified as either positive or negative.
Items, such as a car that leads to movement, have a positive affordance. Things like stairs that lead upwards have a negative affordance because they will not allow for any other form of movement other than up or down if used accordingly.
The measure of a device or computer system's ability to capture fine detail. A higher number of pixels can provide more details and finer images on the screen.
The study of how colours are related to one another. It is about how we see colour, mix and modify it (according to our needs), and put colour together to achieve the desired mood or atmosphere.
A digital image captured by a digital camera or scanner that has not been processed in any way by the camera software.
The last line of a paragraph following the rest, or a single line in a paragraph that is out of place with the rest.
A psychological phenomenon that states that people tend to remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks.
The process of adjusting the spacing between individual letters to improve or avoid particular visual distortions.
A process in which subjects use a product or service under test conditions and report their experience.