Thumbnail Sketch

A quick and rough sketch of what you are about to work on. Good for getting the ideas out of your head and onto the page while you're still in that creative phase.

More terms you might want to know

Italics

A type of typographical contrast used to convey emphasis. Italics were initially developed for the printing press and are now widely used in print, web design, public signs and labelling systems.

Foil Stamping

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

Monospace

A style of typeface that uses a width-to-height ratio of 1:1.

Load More Scrolling

A design technique employed on websites and mobile apps that encourages users to scroll to view additional content.

Bracket

The word "bracket" is often used to refer to parentheses and is written as either [] or () and used to delimit blocks of text, e.g. a set of instructions. Within brackets, items are arranged from left to right in order of precedence.

Centre Aligned

A layout where all the content, mostly text, is aligned to the centre. The overall purpose of a Centre Alignment is to make it easier for users to read and scroll through content.

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.

Cap Height

The distance from the baseline to the top of a capital letter, number, or other upper-case glyphs.

Symmetry

The arrangement of different elements in relation to each other so that they appear to be mirrored. Symmetrical designs can be found throughout art and architecture, as well as in nature.

Descenders

The portion of a letter such as y, p, q or j that hangs below the baseline of the text.

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