A set of symbols or "characters" including letters, numbers and various other symbols.
A philosophy that companies should take a user-centred approach to design, making sure they focus on the customer's needs and not on their company's needs. UX designers need to figure out what users want before building something and not after. They must also ask themselves if including "features" will provide any value to the product or service.
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.
A triad is a group of three colours that are equally spaced on the colour wheel.
A Shortcut is a computer function that performs a set of commands to save time. A Quick Key is a keyboard shortcut used to trigger an action.
Framing consisting of cutting off or obscuring most of the surrounding of a subject, removing distractions from the background and emphasising the subject.
An observation in Psychology that suggests that the number of mental objects the average person can keep track of is seven (plus or minus two).
Also called a line break, when you want to keep the text in one paragraph and not follow it with an airy space.
The process of applying a thin layer of foil to paper coated with adhesive on one side.
A group of rules, guidelines, and/or standards designers use when producing artwork or branded projects ensuring that they have the desired appearance and are compliant with usage guidelines.
The small decorative stroke at the end of a stroke in a letter, or a typeface.