Texture

The surface quality of an element.

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Asymmetry

The degree of difference between the two sides of an object or system.

Emblem

A mark or symbol used to represent an institution, organisation, person, or group, and it is usually displayed on flags and seals.

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.

Typesetting

The process of arranging type to make written material readable. The arrangement of type involves decisions about individual letters and words (e.g. line spacing, letter spacing, and word spacing) and more significant page layout decisions (e.g., margins, headline position on the page).

Body-storming

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.

DPI

The print resolution of a printer. It's a measure of how many dots per inch can be printed on paper. Higher DPI means more detail and smoother transitions between colours.

Small Caps

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

Foil Stamping

The process of applying a thin layer of foil to paper coated with adhesive on one side.

Margin

The space that an item has around it.

RAW Image

A digital image captured by a digital camera or scanner that has not been processed in any way by the camera software.

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