Character Set

A set of symbols or "characters" including letters, numbers and various other symbols.

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Vector Graphics

Vector graphics are made up of two sets of points: control points (which determine shape) and anchor points (determining length). Anchor points attach geometry to form a shape like a ball or a heart.

Usability Testing

A process in which subjects use a product or service under test conditions and report their experience.

Body Copy

The main text of an advertisement or editorial as opposed to headings and subheadings.

Ligature

A form of typographic ornament used by a type designer for decorative purposes. Common ligatures are based on joining two or more letters together, often with figures embedded in the design

Tittle

The typographic term for the dot above the letters 'i' and 'j'.

Display Typface

Typefaces that are used across large bodies of text like headlines. Text typefaces are generally more varied than body-text typefaces.

Widow

The last line of a paragraph following the rest, or a single line in a paragraph that is out of place with the rest.

Leading

All available space (line-height) between two consecutive lines of text; this measurement should be adjusted for either ascenders or descenders. In hand typesetting, leading referred to thin strips of lead inserted by hand between lines of type in the composing stick to increase vertical distance.

Scale

The distance between two points of extrusion or an object. It can also be defined as the measurement of size.

Card Sorting

A UX design technique in which you divide your users into groups, show them cards with different names for unrelated objects and ask them to categorise them.

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