Uppercase

Also known as caps, a type property that specifies that all letters in a body of text are capitalised.

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Aspect Ratio

The ratio of a rectangle's width to its height. It is measured by dividing the shorter side length, here "w" or width, by the longer side length, "h" or height. The aspect ratio may be given as either a fraction or as a decimal.

GIF

A file format that supports both static and animated images. It is a popular file format on the internet and social media due to its wide colour support, portability, and animating capabilities.

Monogram

An iconic design that is made up of two or three letters.

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.

Triadic Colours

A triad is a group of three colours that are equally spaced on the colour wheel.

Resolution

The measure of a device or computer system's ability to capture fine detail. A higher number of pixels can provide more details and finer images on the screen.

Slab Serif

A type of serif, characterized by large x-heights and thick, blocky strokes with little variation in width.

Pixel

A pixel, or a picture element, is the smallest addressable element in a display device.

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.

Asymmetry

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

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