A measure of the ease of understanding text.
The arrangement of different elements in relation to each other so that they appear to be mirrored. Symmetrical designs can be found throughout art and architecture, as well as in nature.
A unit of measurement that equals 1/6 of an inch, or 1/72 of a foot.
The area of negative space around and between elements in a design.
The typographic presentation of a company's name in a stylized form.
Also known as the divine proportion, is a number, or a ratio, sometimes approximated by phi and widely considered aesthetically pleasing. The golden ratio has been featured in nature and art in many ways, including hexagonal honeycombs, the human body, and mathematics. More frequently, it is used in design and digital art to represent a path (or steps) one can take to achieve a particular look or result. In art, an artist may produce something (a painting or drawing, for example) using the golden ratio as a basis for its composition.
A well-known UI element in computer applications. It's an expandable menu of context-specific commands typically launched from the application's main menu.
The typographic term for the dot above the letters 'i' and 'j'.
A type of font that comes pre-installed in an operating system.
The ratio of a rectangle's width to its height. It is measured by dividing the shorter side length, here "w" or width, by the longer side length, "h" or height. The aspect ratio may be given as either a fraction or as a decimal.
A type of print/design created with a metal stamp to create a shape out of paper using a die cutting machine. Die cuts can be used in apparel, home decor and promotional products.