A graphic element that has a definite length and direction. Examples of vectors would be straight lines, edges, or curves.
One or more words (typically at the end of a paragraph) that are separated from the rest of the text. Orphans are generally thought of as bad design, but it’s a matter of taste.
The intensity of a color relative to its own brightness. Colours are said to be saturated when they have a strong hue and high intensity.
The surface quality of an element.
The typographic presentation of a company's name in a stylized form.
A greater typographic weight than the standard typeface, often used to highlight text that the writer wants to emphasise or denote sections, headlines or quotes in printed material.
Bold type is a little heavier than the average type because of its higher contrast, making it more readable. The opposite of bold type is light type, also known as regular or book.
The art and science of arranging information so that it's intuitive to find, easy to navigate, presents a cohesive design, meets accessibility guidelines, looks attractive on any device or screen size and ultimately drives behaviour change.
A design language developed by Google. The goal of Material Design was to create fluid, natural movement for users on any platform they happen to be using.
CSS or Cascading Style Sheets are a language for describing the look and formatting of HTML elements in a webpage.
A discipline that analyses the usability of an application by assessing its interaction design and user experience.
When you need to break a line of text and start on a new line in a text box.