A selector that can be applied to any HTML element. ID should be used when designing for a single instance, such as using the id="main" attribute on an <h1> tag.
Commonly used to describe a 2D graphic that is made up of an organized grid of pixels, in other words, a bitmap.
A data visualisation tool that can be used to explore and group people's thoughts or reactions to a set of concepts. Affinity diagrams are often used in user research and design thinking as an experimental technique for generating new ideas or solutions.
The emergent patterns in these visual representations can help identify which aspects your audience will respond well to, thus enabling decisions on the information architecture and next steps in the process.
It is important to note that affinity diagrams were initially developed for qualitative research but have since been adapted for quantitative research (though they are not typically used with statistical data).
A term that means the smallest amount of work that can be done to move a project forward.
CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a language for describing the look and formatting of HTML elements in a webpage.
The designation of a set of character encoding styles for glyphs that are not capital letters.
The height of a font, measured in points or pixels.
A technique for understanding people’s experience of a product or service. Participants are asked to keep daily records of their experience using the product, and these records are taken into consideration when designing the design.
A name, symbol or other distinctive feature that distinguishes one business's product from another's, often associated with a logo, design, slogan and other items.
A collage consisting of images, colours and text that is assembled to convey an idea or theme.
A Shortcut is a computer function that performs a set of commands to save time. A Quick Key is a keyboard shortcut used to trigger an action.