Stock Photo

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

More terms you might want to know

Web Page Elements

A textual or graphical component in a web page.

UX Roadmap

A design process that can help guide the path of any product or application from discovery to launch stages. A UX roadmap can also be used in marketing to analyse how products are perceived by customers and then determine future options for growth.

Complementary Colours

Colours that directly across the colour wheel, like blue and orange. When you put these colours next to each other, they make a great contrast together. Complementary colours are often found in nature.

PNG Image

A PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file is a bitmap image format that has been designed to store images with an alpha channel. This format is primarily used for transparency so that it can be placed over other graphics in many design applications.

Serif

The small decorative stroke at the end of a stroke in a letter, or a typeface.

Lowercase

The designation of a set of character encoding styles for glyphs that are not capital letters.

Mock-up

A non-functional first draft of a design.

Hamburger Menu

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.

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.

Shade

The relative lightness or darkness of a hue.

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