The use of light or dark objects positioned over colourful backgrounds. Blurred backdrops allow bright colours to come through and convey a sense of frosted glass.
An abbreviation for Portable Document Format. The PDF format was originally developed to share documents between different operating systems in the late 1980s. Any text document, image or page layout can be saved as a PDF file that includes all of the font information needed to display it without losing quality.
A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.
Designs that are created in one colour. It can be any colour, but the whole design will range from light to darker shades. As the name implies, it is typically a single hue, with black and white also being typical combinations for this type of design.
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 ratio of a rectangle's width to its height. It is measured by dividing the shorter side length, here "w" or width, by the longer side length, "h" or height. The aspect ratio may be given as either a fraction or as a decimal.
The small decorative stroke at the end of a stroke in a letter, or a typeface.
A style of typeface that uses a width-to-height ratio of 1:1.
The print resolution of a printer. It's a measure of how many dots per inch can be printed on paper. Higher DPI means more detail and smoother transitions between colours.
The intensity of a color relative to its own brightness. Colours are said to be saturated when they have a strong hue and high intensity.
A logo, symbol, design, or pattern used to promote and distinguish one's brand or company from others.