Affordance

The unused or empty space in a composition of images, either two-dimensional (as with paintings) or three-dimensional (as with sculptures).

A psychological phenomenon that states that people tend to remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks.

The written information that accompanies a design.

The print resolution of a printer. It's a measure of how many dots per inch can be printed on paper. Higher DPI means more detail and smoother transitions between colours.

The thickness or thinness of a typeface. Common font weights are light, regular/normal, semi-bold, bold and extra bold.

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

A discipline that analyses the usability of an application by assessing its interaction design and user experience.

Generally used when a page has so much content that it would be impossibly long to load the entire page at once. Infinite scroll consists of an auto-generated list of items that constantly loads new items as they load off the bottom of the screen.

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.

A colour that appears to be pure and lacks any lightness (or tone) or saturation.