Negative Space

The unused or empty space in a composition of images, either two-dimensional (as with paintings) or three-dimensional (as with sculptures).

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Brutalism

A style of architecture and design that was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Brutalist buildings are typically characterised by durability, simplicity, and an emphasis on form following function. Brutalism is not a single style but an umbrella term for architecture with a stark and futuristic look.

Icon

A small picture or design that represents an idea, function, or some other type of visual concept. For example, in computer graphics and web development, an icon is a pictorial representation of a program or file type.

TIFF File

A Tagged Image File Format is a file format for storing images losslessly.

Soft Return

Also called a line break, when you want to keep the text in one paragraph and not follow it with an airy space.

Pagination

A technique used to sequentially present items in a list or other data set that are too long to display at one time.

Hue

A colour that appears to be pure and lacks any lightness (or tone) or saturation.

Thumbnail

A small, non-preview image that accompanies a larger image. It provides an immediate sense of the content while not necessarily revealing it in its entire scope.

Letterpress

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

Negative Space

The unused or empty space in a composition of images, either two-dimensional (as with paintings) or three-dimensional (as with sculptures).

Right-aligned

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

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