Design Glossary

Pull Quote

A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.

Quick Keys or Shortcuts

A Shortcut is a computer function that performs a set of commands to save time. A Quick Key is a keyboard shortcut used to trigger an action.

Raster

Commonly used to describe a 2D graphic that is made up of an organized grid of pixels, in other words, a bitmap.

RAW Image

A digital image captured by a digital camera or scanner that has not been processed in any way by the camera software.

Readability

A measure of the ease of understanding text.

Repetition

The use of repeating elements and motifs for decorative purposes. In design, repetition occurs in many ways. It can be achieved by using a shape or design element in a pattern, and it can also be achieved through the use of multiple shapes or motifs that have similarities

Resolution

The measure of a device or computer system's ability to capture fine detail. A higher number of pixels can provide more details and finer images on the screen.

Responsive Design

The process of developing a product or design system that can be altered to fit different device and interaction contexts.

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.

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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