A system of columns and rows designers use to create layouts. It's used in graphic design and web development to align elements for easy use on the page. Grids are a key part of design because they help you create balance, rhythm, proportion and hierarchy in your layout.
In handwriting and calligraphy, ball terminals are the end of a stroke that resembles a ball. They are also used in some typefaces like cursive or old-style typefaces.
A type of user interface design carefully crafted to trick people into doing things they might not want to do.
CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a language for describing the look and formatting of HTML elements in a webpage.
The last line of a paragraph following the rest, or a single line in a paragraph that is out of place with the rest.
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 science of arranging information so that it's intuitive to find, easy to navigate, presents a cohesive design, meets accessibility guidelines, looks attractive on any device or screen size and ultimately drives behaviour change.
Also known as visual hierarchy, hierarchy is the ordering of priorities in a design. This may include different visual elements, such as contrast, colour, font size and placement on a page. The graphic designer's job is to create an understandable document using organisational systems that the reader easily understands.
A system used to describe and identify typefaces by their basic visual characteristics.
The process of developing a product or design system that can be altered to fit different device and interaction contexts.
Also called a line break, when you want to keep the text in one paragraph and not follow it with an airy space.