Vector graphics are made up of two sets of points: control points (which determine shape) and anchor points (determining length). Anchor points attach geometry to form a shape like a ball or a heart.
A rule of thumb used in photography to create more visually appealing images which states that an image should be composed so that the subject or focus of the image occupies one-third of the picture space, with two equal vertical lines dividing their composition into two.
A type of text used as filler or placeholder text. Since the dawn of time, it has been around and is sometimes erroneously referred to as "a nonsense sentence used by printers who have run out of typesetting space".
The attributes of a typeface. Type properties include weight, width, colour and x-height.
The act of gathering qualitative data about a person's thoughts and feelings related to a product.
A type of user interface design carefully crafted to trick people into doing things they might not want to do.
The surface quality of an element.
A sample of the target audience for which a product or service is intended.
The portion of a letter such as y, p, q or j that hangs below the baseline of the text.
The measure of how easily light passes through a material. It is a quantitative characteristic that can be represented as a number within the range of [0, 1], and in some cases [0%,100%], with lower numbers indicating higher transparency.
A non-functional first draft of a design.