The process of applying a thin layer of foil to paper coated with adhesive on one side.
Also known as the divine proportion, is a number, or a ratio, sometimes approximated by phi and widely considered aesthetically pleasing. The golden ratio has been featured in nature and art in many ways, including hexagonal honeycombs, the human body, and mathematics. More frequently, it is used in design and digital art to represent a path (or steps) one can take to achieve a particular look or result. In art, an artist may produce something (a painting or drawing, for example) using the golden ratio as a basis for its composition.
A digital image captured by a digital camera or scanner that has not been processed in any way by the camera software.
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.
A theory in psychology that discusses the general idea that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It's based on a human need to search for stability and meaning, which leads to organic movements towards wholeness. Gestalt Theory assumes there are inherent flaws in how we perceive forms and patterns, and it holds that this innate tendency transforms into an active process of looking for order in reality.
The adjustment of all characters in a line by moving them closer together or farther apart.
The distance from the baseline to the top of a capital letter, number, or other upper-case glyphs.
A specific set of colours, usually with a limited number of values, chosen to suit the needs of a particular design.
A graphical representation of the user on a device, used to represent various users in different contexts. It can be a photo, image or drawing.
A file format that supports both static and animated images. It is a popular file format on the internet and social media due to its wide colour support, portability, and animating capabilities.
A mark or symbol used to represent an institution, organisation, person, or group, and it is usually displayed on flags and seals.