Most typefaces are classified into one of five basic classifications: serif, sans serif, script, monospaced, and display.
A printing press that uses movable type and punches to make impressions on paper.
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Expert Group, an international standards body that sets standards for creating and handling compressed digital images. The JPEG file format was designed to balance good visual quality and small file size, typically through lossy compression. The JPEG file format is widely used as a means of compressing digital images, particularly those produced by digital cameras.
Vector graphics are made up of two sets of points: control points (which determine shape) and anchor points (determining length). Anchor points attach geometry to form a shape like a ball or a heart.
A low-fidelity representation of a user interface design.
An example of a typical user and the actions they take. Typically these are written in the form of a story.
Colours on the opposite side of the colour wheel to warm colours. Typically bluish in tone, such as blue or green.
The arrangement of different elements in relation to each other so that they appear to be mirrored. Symmetrical designs can be found throughout art and architecture, as well as in nature.
An imaginary line on which most letters "sit". As such, it equals the height of an em square. The expected result of a baseline is to reference the height with which text is aligned. The alignment ranges from ascenders, which are the upper strokes in b, d, and h, down to descenders like j or y.
A graphic representation, such as an icon, of a company or brand. Pictorial marks can be used on marketing materials to communicate the intentions and personality of the company. Factors such as colour, placement, and shape are significant in how the general public perceives a pictorial mark.
CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a language for describing the look and formatting of HTML elements in a webpage.