Designers and developers use font styles to denote differences in meaning between two or more words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or blocks of text. Typical font styles in CSS and web development are normal, italic, oblique and inherit.
Usually the first functional form of a new product, created to test a concept or prove out some aspects of design.
Also called trim marks, are markings on artwork that tells the printer where to cut the page.
The main text of an advertisement or editorial as opposed to headings and subheadings.
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.
A selector that can be applied to any HTML element. ID should be used when designing for a single instance, such as using the id="main" attribute on an <h1> tag.
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 decoration technique used primarily on paper, metal, and some plastics in which ink or another printing medium is pressed into the material's surface to create a three-dimensional effect.
Colours on the same side of the colour wheel as red, such as pink, orange and yellow.
The area of negative space around and between elements in a design.
A discipline that analyses the usability of an application by assessing its interaction design and user experience.