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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Pilcrow

Also called a paragraph mark, a paragraph sign or section marker, is a typographical character for separating paragraphs. It looks like a "ΒΆ".

Bowl

In typography, a bowl is a curved shape used to control the area of white space.

Copy

The written information that accompanies a design.

Sketching

A basic design tool that helps designers create and communicate ideas.

Information Architecture

The art and science of arranging information so that it's intuitive to find, easy to navigate, presents a cohesive design, meets accessibility guidelines, looks attractive on any device or screen size and ultimately drives behaviour change.

Foil Stamping

The process of applying a thin layer of foil to paper coated with adhesive on one side.

Design Debt

A concept used in systems design to describe the negative consequences of making seemingly innocuous design changes. Shorthand for a product's delayed but inevitable need to be reworked due to earlier, seemingly trivial decisions not having been fully thought through in the original release.

Designers incur this "debt" by making quick and easy choices that save time in the present but cause more complex problems later on down the road when it becomes necessary to change or add something.

Style Guide

A group of rules, guidelines, and/or standards designers use when producing artwork or branded projects ensuring that they have the desired appearance and are compliant with usage guidelines.

Mood board

A collage consisting of images, colours and text that is assembled to convey an idea or theme.

Pull Quote

A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.

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