CMYK

CMYK is a colour space created for the printing process. It stands for Cyan Magenta Yellow Key (black).

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Pagination

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

Emblem

A mark or symbol used to represent an institution, organisation, person, or group, and it is usually displayed on flags and seals.

Monochrome

Designs that are created in one colour. It can be any colour, but the whole design will range from light to darker shades. As the name implies, it is typically a single hue, with black and white also being typical combinations for this type of design.

Readability

A measure of the ease of understanding text.

Hick's Law

A well-known cognitive psychologist's principle that says that the time it takes to make a decision varies logarithmically according to the number of choices. As more options are presented, more decision time is required due to the mental work of comparing and contrasting each potential option.

Dark Pattern

A type of user interface design carefully crafted to trick people into doing things they might not want to do.

Colour Palette

A specific set of colours, usually with a limited number of values, chosen to suit the needs of a particular design.

Colour Theory

The study of how colours are related to one another. It is about how we see colour, mix and modify it (according to our needs), and put colour together to achieve the desired mood or atmosphere.

Script Font

A type of font designed to imitate handwriting.

Bracket

The word "bracket" is often used to refer to parentheses and is written as either [] or () and used to delimit blocks of text, e.g. a set of instructions. Within brackets, items are arranged from left to right in order of precedence.

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