Also called trim marks, are markings on artwork that tells the printer where to cut the page.
The small, non-essential text that appears on an interface. It has been set up specifically to be short and concise to draw attention to an essential user experience.
A digital image captured by a digital camera or scanner that has not been processed in any way by the camera software.
The art of drawing original characters and symbols — especially for decorative purposes.
A type of typographical contrast used to convey emphasis. Italics were initially developed for the printing press and are now widely used in print, web design, public signs and labelling systems.
The way that a user navigates through a website, app, etc.
Affordances describe a relationship between the environment and an animate object, classified as either positive or negative.
Items, such as a car that leads to movement, have a positive affordance. Things like stairs that lead upwards have a negative affordance because they will not allow for any other form of movement other than up or down if used accordingly.
An iconic design that is made up of two or three letters.
A phrase that is used in reference to someone's work. The term pixel-perfect can be used to describe something as being flawless without any errors.
A graphic element that has a definite length and direction. Examples of vectors would be straight lines, edges, or curves.
A small picture or design that represents an idea, function, or some other type of visual concept. For example, in computer graphics and web development, an icon is a pictorial representation of a program or file type.