A process in which subjects use a product or service under test conditions and report their experience.
A psychological phenomenon that states that people tend to remember unfinished or interrupted tasks better than completed tasks.
The use of design features that are shaped to resemble a familiar object or thing in order to facilitate user interaction.
The way that a user navigates through a website, app, etc.
CMYK is a colour space created for the printing process. It stands for Cyan Magenta Yellow Key (black).
A design technique employed on websites and mobile apps that encourages users to scroll to view additional content.
A unit of measurement that equals 1/6 of an inch, or 1/72 of a foot.
The end (straight or curved) of any stroke that doesn’t include a serif. Some typefaces feature ball terminals on letters such as the ‘f’, ‘a’, and ‘c’.
A usability assessment method that is used to evaluate a design against established usability principles or heuristics. It is based on the idea that designers can use their experience to find areas of poor design without extensive user testing.
A style of typeface that uses a width-to-height ratio of 1:1.
The last line of a paragraph following the rest, or a single line in a paragraph that is out of place with the rest.