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.
A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.
The designation of a set of character encoding styles for glyphs that are not capital letters.
A phrase that is used in reference to someone's work. The term pixel-perfect can be used to describe something as being flawless without any errors.
A way to create and test designs. Designers use design sprints as a time-intensive method of quickly testing ideas and then pivoting into designing for user needs. A designer may then take the prototype they created on the first day of the design sprint and fix any usability issues with it, which is a quick way to get feedback on their work before continuing development.
The design of the interaction between users and products. Interaction design is focused on creating products that enable the user to achieve their objective(s) in the best way possible.
In typography, a bowl is a curved shape used to control the area of white space.
A design or decoration impressed into the surface of a material.
A basic design tool that helps designers create and communicate ideas.
The process of adjusting the spacing between individual letters to improve or avoid particular visual distortions.
An example of a typical user and the actions they take. Typically these are written in the form of a story.