A pixel, or a picture element, is the smallest addressable element in a display device.
An observation in Psychology that suggests that the number of mental objects the average person can keep track of is seven (plus or minus two).
A type of text used as filler or placeholder text. Since the dawn of time, it has been around and is sometimes erroneously referred to as "a nonsense sentence used by printers who have run out of typesetting space".
A textual or graphical component in a web page.
A mark or symbol used to represent an institution, organisation, person, or group, and it is usually displayed on flags and seals.
The setting on a camera's lens which controls how much light comes into the camera. Aperture settings can usually be set to F-stop values ranging from F1.4-F22. The higher the aperture value, the smaller the opening is, and vice versa, which affects the depth of field in photos and how much light reaches and illuminates a subject or scene in a photo.
Also known as text colour, is a visible attribute of text determined by the combination of text and background colour.
Typefaces that are used across large bodies of text like headlines. Text typefaces are generally more varied than body-text typefaces.
The typographic presentation of a company's name in a stylized form.
A quick and rough sketch of what you are about to work on. Good for getting the ideas out of your head and onto the page while you're still in that creative phase.
A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.