A digital file created in Adobe's illustration and photo manipulation software Photoshop. PSD files are used to edit images, create graphics, art, icons, images, among a plethora of other things.
A system of columns and rows designers use to create layouts. It's used in graphic design and web development to align elements for easy use on the page. Grids are a key part of design because they help you create balance, rhythm, proportion and hierarchy in your layout.
CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a language for describing the look and formatting of HTML elements in a webpage.
A term that means the smallest amount of work that can be done to move a project forward.
The relative lightness or darkness of a hue.
The height of a font, measured in points or pixels.
A letter, symbol, or another alphabet unit.
A unit for defining the size of a font. It's not a distance; this unit's measurement is only relative to the typeface's design.
A design style first introduced by Microsoft Design Language based on minimalism and simplicity. This newer trend focuses on reducing nonsensical designs and makes the content more accessible for all users.
In this way of designing, fewer elements are used to create shapes and less emphasis on gradients and textures. This modern trend moves away from skeuomorphism. Instead, it focuses on a realistic view or illustration with buttons and icons appearing flat with no shadows.
Colours on the opposite side of the colour wheel to warm colours. Typically bluish in tone, such as blue or green.
An organised arrangement of elements used for a particular purpose, such as to create striking visual effects or to convey information effectively. Good composition is achieved through different methods, such as placing figures or objects in a scene, revising and simplifying lines and shapes that make up a figure, and arranging multiple figures or objects into meaningful relationships.