Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

A term that means the smallest amount of work that can be done to move a project forward.

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Usability Testing

A process in which subjects use a product or service under test conditions and report their experience.

Font Style

Designers and developers use font styles to denote differences in meaning between two or more words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or blocks of text. Typical font styles in CSS and web development are normal, italic, oblique and inherit.

Symmetry

The arrangement of different elements in relation to each other so that they appear to be mirrored. Symmetrical designs can be found throughout art and architecture, as well as in nature.

Letterpress

A printing press that uses movable type and punches to make impressions on paper.

Descenders

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

Font Colour

Also known as text colour, is a visible attribute of text determined by the combination of text and background colour.

Type Properties

The attributes of a typeface. Type properties include weight, width, colour and x-height.

Storyboard

A graphical representation of a scenario, usually created and presented in sequence.

Typesetting

The process of arranging type to make written material readable. The arrangement of type involves decisions about individual letters and words (e.g. line spacing, letter spacing, and word spacing) and more significant page layout decisions (e.g., margins, headline position on the page).

User Scenario

An example of a typical user and the actions they take. Typically these are written in the form of a story.

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