Uppercase

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

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Type Classification

A system used to describe and identify typefaces by their basic visual characteristics.

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.

Body Copy

The main text of an advertisement or editorial as opposed to headings and subheadings.

Brand Identity

The perception that people have of a business and its reliability, authenticity, and attractiveness. It's also the set of impressions an individual has when they think about a brand.

Warm Colours

Colours on the same side of the colour wheel as red, such as pink, orange and yellow.

Fishbone Diagram

Also known as an Ishikawa diagram, is a widely used technique in project management. The diagram provides a means of evaluating the cause-and-effect relationship between the various activities necessary for completing a project by visualising all activities in the project as bones that interconnect on an anterior and posterior spine, with causality flowing from one to another.

Hard Return

When you need to break a line of text and start on a new line in a text box.

Carousel

A series of slides that are positioned one after the other. As you scroll through the images, the next image in the sequence is automatically loaded. Once you scroll to the end of the carousel, it cycles back around like a horse on a circular track.

Brand

A name, symbol or other distinctive feature that distinguishes one business's product from another's, often associated with a logo, design, slogan and other items.

Mood board

A collage consisting of images, colours and text that is assembled to convey an idea or theme.

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