Small Caps

Small uppercase letters, generally about half as tall as regular uppercase letters.

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UX Audit

A discipline that analyses the usability of an application by assessing its interaction design and user experience.

AI File

An Adobe Illustrator vector format file. Files with the extension .ai are often used for artwork and illustrations as users can resize them without distortion. It is composed of several layers with objects and text on each layer. Users can import Illustrator files into many other programs like InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop etc. If you design or print your t-shirts, you can create your designs in Illustrator and apply them to your t-shirt using a heat press.

Stem

The part of a letter, usually a vertical line, that rise above the x-height.

Carousel

A series of slides that are positioned one after the other. As you scroll through the images, the next image in the sequence is automatically loaded. Once you scroll to the end of the carousel, it cycles back around like a horse on a circular track.

Bottom Navigation

One of the most common types of navigation in UI design. It's usually a system of one or more horizontal buttons placed at the bottom of the screen, directing users to other parts of an app or website. Bottom navigation is often used as an alternative to scrolling or tabbing through links on a page.

Scale

The distance between two points of extrusion or an object. It can also be defined as the measurement of size.

Texture

The surface quality of an element.

Crop Marks

Also called trim marks, are markings on artwork that tells the printer where to cut the page.

EPS File

An Encapsulated PostScript file (.eps) is a vector graphics format. EPS files are typically used to exchange artwork between different design programs, such as Adobe Illustrator and other vector graphics applications, including CorelDRAW, Inkscape, SIAE Draw and others. EPS files can also be used to provide a file format for print.

Prototype

Usually the first functional form of a new product, created to test a concept or prove out some aspects of design.

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