A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.
An abbreviation for Portable Document Format. The PDF format was originally developed to share documents between different operating systems in the late 1980s. Any text document, image or page layout can be saved as a PDF file that includes all of the font information needed to display it without losing quality.
Usually the first functional form of a new product, created to test a concept or prove out some aspects of design.
Text that is used to fill in a gap in a document.
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 printing press that uses movable type and punches to make impressions on paper.
A psychological phenomenon that states that people tend to remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks.
Most typefaces are classified into one of five basic classifications: serif, sans serif, script, monospaced, and display.
Colours on the same side of the colour wheel as red, such as pink, orange and yellow.
A design process that can help guide the path of any product or application from discovery to launch stages. A UX roadmap can also be used in marketing to analyse how products are perceived by customers and then determine future options for growth.
A file format that supports both static and animated images. It is a popular file format on the internet and social media due to its wide colour support, portability, and animating capabilities.