Fishbone Diagram

Also known as an Ishikawa diagram, is a widely used technique in project management. The diagram provides a means of evaluating the cause-and-effect relationship between the various activities necessary for completing a project by visualising all activities in the project as bones that interconnect on an anterior and posterior spine, with causality flowing from one to another.

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Colour Palette

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

Customer Experience

The sum of all experiences an individual has with a company or its delivery channels during their journey. From handling and registering a complaint to ordering new products, these interactions are monitored and analyzed at every touchpoint by frontline employees, developers, designers, and product managers for improvement opportunities.

System Font

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

Display Typface

Typefaces that are used across large bodies of text like headlines. Text typefaces are generally more varied than body-text typefaces.

Letterpress

A printing press that uses movable type and punches to make impressions on paper.

UX Audit

A discipline that analyses the usability of an application by assessing its interaction design and user experience.

Wordmark

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

Uppercase

Also known as caps, a type property that specifies that all letters in a body of text are capitalised.

Grid

A system of columns and rows designers use to create layouts. It's used in graphic design and web development to align elements for easy use on the page. Grids are a key part of design because they help you create balance, rhythm, proportion and hierarchy in your layout.

Asymmetry

The degree of difference between the two sides of an object or system.

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