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 textual or graphical component in a web page.
The designation of a set of character encoding styles for glyphs that are not capital letters.
A discipline that analyses the usability of an application by assessing its interaction design and user experience.
Also known as the divine proportion, is a number, or a ratio, sometimes approximated by phi and widely considered aesthetically pleasing. The golden ratio has been featured in nature and art in many ways, including hexagonal honeycombs, the human body, and mathematics. More frequently, it is used in design and digital art to represent a path (or steps) one can take to achieve a particular look or result. In art, an artist may produce something (a painting or drawing, for example) using the golden ratio as a basis for its composition.
A basic design tool that helps designers create and communicate ideas.
The name, logo, and other identifying information at the top of a newspaper or magazine publication.
One or more words (typically at the end of a paragraph) that are separated from the rest of the text. Orphans are generally thought of as bad design, but it’s a matter of taste.
A letter, symbol, or another alphabet unit.
A type of user interface design carefully crafted to trick people into doing things they might not want to do.
A graphical representation of a scenario, usually created and presented in sequence.