Small uppercase letters, generally about half as tall as regular uppercase letters.
An example of a typical user and the actions they take. Typically these are written in the form of a story.
A UX design technique to explore and map out a service, product, or system through physical navigation, often completed at the start of a design process to provide designers with an understanding of how users will navigate the system. In addition, body-storming can be used in development to test functionality or measure ease of use.
A unit for defining the size of a font. It's not a distance; this unit's measurement is only relative to the typeface's design.
Vector graphics are made up of two sets of points: control points (which determine shape) and anchor points (determining length). Anchor points attach geometry to form a shape like a ball or a heart.
A portion of an image where the remainder is discarded.
The thickness or thinness of a typeface. Common font weights are light, regular/normal, semi-bold, bold and extra bold.
The width and height of a document, after having been cut down to size from a larger sheet.
Also called trim marks, are markings on artwork that tells the printer where to cut the page.
Designs that are created in one colour. It can be any colour, but the whole design will range from light to darker shades. As the name implies, it is typically a single hue, with black and white also being typical combinations for this type of design.
The end (straight or curved) of any stroke that doesn’t include a serif. Some typefaces feature ball terminals on letters such as the ‘f’, ‘a’, and ‘c’.