Hamburger Menu

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.

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Kerning

The process of adjusting the spacing between individual letters to improve or avoid particular visual distortions.

x-height

The distance between the baseline and the mean line of lowercase letters in a typeface. Nearby descenders (such as j) and ascenders (such as q) usually extend slightly below or above this height.

Descenders

The portion of a letter such as y, p, q or j that hangs below the baseline of the text.

Responsive Design

The process of developing a product or design system that can be altered to fit different device and interaction contexts.

EPS File

An Encapsulated PostScript file (.eps) is a vector graphics format. EPS files are typically used to exchange artwork between different design programs, such as Adobe Illustrator and other vector graphics applications, including CorelDRAW, Inkscape, SIAE Draw and others. EPS files can also be used to provide a file format for print.

Dark Pattern

A type of user interface design carefully crafted to trick people into doing things they might not want to do.

Copy

The written information that accompanies a design.

Monochrome

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.

Pull Quote

A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.

Font Weight

The thickness or thinness of a typeface. Common font weights are light, regular/normal, semi-bold, bold and extra bold.

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