Colour Palette

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

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Wordmark

A logo which is usually a combination of text and graphic imagery that acts as the company's symbol.

Aperture

The setting on a camera's lens which controls how much light comes into the camera. Aperture settings can usually be set to F-stop values ranging from F1.4-F22. The higher the aperture value, the smaller the opening is, and vice versa, which affects the depth of field in photos and how much light reaches and illuminates a subject or scene in a photo.

Glassmorphism

The use of light or dark objects positioned over colourful backgrounds. Blurred backdrops allow bright colours to come through and convey a sense of frosted glass.

Baseline

An imaginary line on which most letters "sit". As such, it equals the height of an em square. The expected result of a baseline is to reference the height with which text is aligned. The alignment ranges from ascenders, which are the upper strokes in b, d, and h, down to descenders like j or y.

Right-aligned

Text that flows from right to left and is the default reading direction of a page with its content aligned on the right margin.

Font Size

A measure of the height of a set of text on an element.

Class

A selector that can be applied to any HTML element. Classes should be used when designing for multiple instances. For example, if you want all <h1> tags in the website to look blue, then you could use the class="blue-text" attribute.

Repetition

The use of repeating elements and motifs for decorative purposes. In design, repetition occurs in many ways. It can be achieved by using a shape or design element in a pattern, and it can also be achieved through the use of multiple shapes or motifs that have similarities

System Font

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

Tittle

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

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