The process of arranging objects in a consistent and even spatial relationship. It can refer to how text is aligned with respect to its margins or how any two or more things are aligned in general.
The portion of a letter such as y, p, q or j that hangs below the baseline of the text.
CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a language for describing the look and formatting of HTML elements in a webpage.
A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.
The intensity of a color relative to its own brightness. Colours are said to be saturated when they have a strong hue and high intensity.
A mark or symbol used to represent an institution, organisation, person, or group, and it is usually displayed on flags and seals.
A design style first introduced by Microsoft Design Language based on minimalism and simplicity. This newer trend focuses on reducing nonsensical designs and makes the content more accessible for all users.
In this way of designing, fewer elements are used to create shapes and less emphasis on gradients and textures. This modern trend moves away from skeuomorphism. Instead, it focuses on a realistic view or illustration with buttons and icons appearing flat with no shadows.
The art and science of arranging information so that it's intuitive to find, easy to navigate, presents a cohesive design, meets accessibility guidelines, looks attractive on any device or screen size and ultimately drives behaviour change.
Also known as text colour, is a visible attribute of text determined by the combination of text and background colour.
A low-fidelity representation of a user interface design.
The ratio of a rectangle's width to its height. It is measured by dividing the shorter side length, here "w" or width, by the longer side length, "h" or height. The aspect ratio may be given as either a fraction or as a decimal.