Slab Serif

A type of serif, characterized by large x-heights and thick, blocky strokes with little variation in width.

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Triadic Colours

A triad is a group of three colours that are equally spaced on the colour wheel.

User Interviews

The act of gathering qualitative data about a person's thoughts and feelings related to a product.

Stock Photo

A photograph that is purchased and licensed for exclusive use by an individual or business.

Gamification

The process of adding game-like qualities to an experience like a website or application. To ensure that these activities are engaging enough for the users, it often includes gradual rewards such as levels and badges systems, which can further encourage engagement with the app.

Hex Code

A way of expressing colours on digital media. To specify a hex code, you need to consider the three primary colours: red, green and blue. The hex code is always six characters long and looks like this: #RRGGBB and their values range from 00 to FF.

Empathy Map

A way of researching users and understanding their behaviour in the context of the product, helping designers in understanding users' needs and expectations and what motivates them to act.

Designers can use this type of research to understand better their users and what kinds of experiences they are looking for. And this will allow the designers better empathize with their users, making them a part of the learning cycle.

Pull Quote

A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.

Card Sorting

A UX design technique in which you divide your users into groups, show them cards with different names for unrelated objects and ask them to categorise them.

KPI

A key performance indicator is a variable that measures how well an entity is performing. It's a figure that designates an individual or item's performance level. A particular company may use metrics such as sales, revenue, production, and market share to gauge the success of their firm.

Soft Return

Also called a line break, when you want to keep the text in one paragraph and not follow it with an airy space.

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