Kerning

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

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RGB

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.

Left-aligned

Text that flows from left to right and is the default reading direction of a page with its content aligned on the left margin.

Orphan

One or more words (typically at the end of a paragraph) that are separated from the rest of the text. Orphans are generally thought of as bad design, but it’s a matter of taste.

Type Classification

A system used to describe and identify typefaces by their basic visual characteristics.

Stem

The part of a letter, usually a vertical line, that rise above the x-height.

UX Audit

A discipline that analyses the usability of an application by assessing its interaction design and user experience.

Crop

A portion of an image where the remainder is discarded.

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.

PPI

PPI stands for Point Per Inch. PPI is the number of dots per inch in a printer's resolution or the number of pixels per inch in a monitor's screen resolution. The more PPI, the higher your image quality will be as it becomes sharper and clearer. The lower your PPI, the lower your image quality will be, and the more likely you'll see individual pixels in an image.

Grid

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.

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