Calligraphy

The art of decorative writing practised by many different people in many different cultures. Calligraphy is sometimes used to add a personal touch to wedding invitations, special event invitations, and other projects.

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HTML

A language used to create web pages, and it stands for Hypertext Markup Language.

Hamburger Menu

A well-known UI element in computer applications. It's an expandable menu of context-specific commands typically launched from the application's main menu.

HEART Framework

A framework that helps a company evaluate any aspect of its user experience according to five metrics, which form the acronym HEART. These metrics are: 1. Happiness 2. Engagement 3. Adoption 4. Retention 5. Task success

Wireframe

A low-fidelity representation of a user interface design.

Diary Study

A technique for understanding people’s experience of a product or service. Participants are asked to keep daily records of their experience using the product, and these records are taken into consideration when designing the design.

Type Classification

A system used to describe and identify typefaces by their basic visual characteristics.

Pagination

A technique used to sequentially present items in a list or other data set that are too long to display at one time.

Full-stack Developer

A software developer who designs, develops, maintains and supports the entire end-to-end product. These developers are capable of developing and implementing modern solutions to any industry problem. They typically work with different technologies such as mobile application development, web application development, back-end software development and front-end software development.

Kerning

The process of adjusting the spacing between individual letters to improve or avoid particular visual distortions.

System Font

A type of font that comes pre-installed in an operating system.

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