The process of adding game-like qualities to an experience like a website or application. To ensure that these activities are engaging enough for the users, it often includes gradual rewards such as levels and badges systems, which can further encourage engagement with the app.
The space that an item has around it.
A logo, symbol, design, or pattern used to promote and distinguish one's brand or company from others.
The measure of a device or computer system's ability to capture fine detail. A higher number of pixels can provide more details and finer images on the screen.
A form of typographic ornament used by a type designer for decorative purposes. Common ligatures are based on joining two or more letters together, often with figures embedded in the design
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 word "bracket" is often used to refer to parentheses and is written as either [] or () and used to delimit blocks of text, e.g. a set of instructions. Within brackets, items are arranged from left to right in order of precedence.
Red, green, and blue. These colours can be used to form a wide variety of colours in different devices such as computer monitors and televisions.
A well-known UI element in computer applications. It's an expandable menu of context-specific commands typically launched from the application's main menu.
The art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.
The width and height of a document, after having been cut down to size from a larger sheet.