Colours on the same side of the colour wheel as red, such as pink, orange and yellow.
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 distance from the baseline to the top of a capital letter, number, or other upper-case glyphs.
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.
A small picture or design that represents an idea, function, or some other type of visual concept. For example, in computer graphics and web development, an icon is a pictorial representation of a program or file type.
A basic design tool that helps designers create and communicate ideas.
A unit of measurement that equals 1/6 of an inch, or 1/72 of a foot.
A decoration technique used primarily on paper, metal, and some plastics in which ink or another printing medium is pressed into the material's surface to create a three-dimensional effect.
CMYK is a colour space created for the printing process. It stands for Cyan Magenta Yellow Key (black).
A process that involves assigning people to work on different parts of the design and making sure that they focus on one area at a time. This method is an excellent way to release products more quickly and with higher quality.
The most common types of agile methods are Scrum, Kanban, XP and Agile Modeling. It can often be difficult for companies to make the switch because it requires significant changes in how product development occurs.
A system of columns and rows designers use to create layouts. It's used in graphic design and web development to align elements for easy use on the page. Grids are a key part of design because they help you create balance, rhythm, proportion and hierarchy in your layout.