A term that means the smallest amount of work that can be done to move a project forward.
Text that is used to fill in a gap in a document.
A type of design technique utilised in the creation of visuals and illustrations. Blur is used to create an impression of movement or a sense of depth.
The intensity of a color relative to its own brightness. Colours are said to be saturated when they have a strong hue and high intensity.
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.
When you need to break a line of text and start on a new line in a text box.
A type of typographical contrast used to convey emphasis. Italics were initially developed for the printing press and are now widely used in print, web design, public signs and labelling systems.
A psychological principle which predicts that when multiple homogeneous stimuli are presented, the stimulus which differs from the rest is most likely to be remembered. In other words, people tend to remember items in isolation more than those of a similar nature or objects in clusters. This phenomenon has been applied in designing websites and software with various levels of success.
A photograph that is purchased and licensed for exclusive use by an individual or business.
The surface quality of an element.
A set of colors which can be used to create a particular visual effect. It is usually composed of multiple primary, secondary, and tertiary colours.