Storyboard

A graphical representation of a scenario, usually created and presented in sequence.

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Tittle

The typographic term for the dot above the letters 'i' and 'j'.

Vector

A graphic element that has a definite length and direction. Examples of vectors would be straight lines, edges, or curves.

Crop

A portion of an image where the remainder is discarded.

PPI

PPI stands for Point Per Inch. PPI is the number of dots per inch in a printer's resolution or the number of pixels per inch in a monitor's screen resolution. The more PPI, the higher your image quality will be as it becomes sharper and clearer. The lower your PPI, the lower your image quality will be, and the more likely you'll see individual pixels in an image.

CSS

CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a language for describing the look and formatting of HTML elements in a webpage.

Heuristic Evaluation

A usability assessment method that is used to evaluate a design against established usability principles or heuristics. It is based on the idea that designers can use their experience to find areas of poor design without extensive user testing.

UX Audit

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

Point Size

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.

Responsive Design

The process of developing a product or design system that can be altered to fit different device and interaction contexts.

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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