A design or decoration impressed into the surface of a material.
A graphic element that has a definite length and direction. Examples of vectors would be straight lines, edges, or curves.
A textual or graphical component in a web page.
An Adobe Illustrator vector format file. Files with the extension .ai are often used for artwork and illustrations as users can resize them without distortion. It is composed of several layers with objects and text on each layer. Users can import Illustrator files into many other programs like InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop etc. If you design or print your t-shirts, you can create your designs in Illustrator and apply them to your t-shirt using a heat press.
The main text of an advertisement or editorial as opposed to headings and subheadings.
A unit for defining the size of a font. It's not a distance; this unit's measurement is only relative to the typeface's design.
A graphical representation of a scenario, usually created and presented in sequence.
The ratio of a rectangle's width to its height. It is measured by dividing the shorter side length, here "w" or width, by the longer side length, "h" or height. The aspect ratio may be given as either a fraction or as a decimal.
A small, non-preview image that accompanies a larger image. It provides an immediate sense of the content while not necessarily revealing it in its entire scope.
A portion of an image where the remainder is discarded.
A way of researching users and understanding their behaviour in the context of the product, helping designers in understanding users' needs and expectations and what motivates them to act.
Designers can use this type of research to understand better their users and what kinds of experiences they are looking for. And this will allow the designers better empathize with their users, making them a part of the learning cycle.