Thumbnail

A small, non-preview image that accompanies a larger image. It provides an immediate sense of the content while not necessarily revealing it in its entire scope.

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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.

Agile Design

A process that involves assigning people to work on different parts of the design and making sure that they focus on one area at a time. This method is an excellent way to release products more quickly and with higher quality.

The most common types of agile methods are Scrum, Kanban, XP and Agile Modeling. It can often be difficult for companies to make the switch because it requires significant changes in how product development occurs.

Information Architecture

The art and science of arranging information so that it's intuitive to find, easy to navigate, presents a cohesive design, meets accessibility guidelines, looks attractive on any device or screen size and ultimately drives behaviour change.

Type Size

The height of a font, measured in points or pixels.

Font Size

A measure of the height of a set of text on an element.

Tracking

The adjustment of all characters in a line by moving them closer together or farther apart.

Widow

The last line of a paragraph following the rest, or a single line in a paragraph that is out of place with the rest.

Character Set

A set of symbols or "characters" including letters, numbers and various other symbols.

Placeholder Text

Text that is used to fill in a gap in a document.

Scale

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

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