Web Design

The process of planning, creation and updating of websites. It also involves

Web Design information architecture, website structure, user interface, navigation ergonomics,
website layout, colors, contrasts, fonts and imagery as well as icon design.

A professional quality graphic program used by both artists and graphic designers
Adobe
to create vector images, has diverse applications, from creating print to web
Illustrator
graphics, posters etc.

Adobe A raster graphics editor for macOS and Windows that provides huge number of
Photoshop design tools: from simple retouching, to complex 3D designs and illustrations.

The position that describes graphical object's relative positions, it makes designs
Alignment
visually more appealing and simplifies for users scanning over a page.

A cloud based software that allows to export and share Photoshop and Sketch
Avocode designs for iOS/Android apps, it acts as a bridge between designers and
developers, runs on Mac, Windows or Linux.

A prototyping tool for web designers, used to create user flows and sitemaps,
AXURE
click-through wireframes, and robust, fully interactive prototypes.

A wireframing and mockup tool that allows to sketch and share user interface
Balsamiq mockups for web, desktop and mobile apps, a good tool for UX at the initial stages
of a project.

A part of the data packet that contains transparent information about the file or
Header transmission unit, for instance it can give information about an image's size,
resolution, number of colors etc.

A type of UI that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical
GUI
icons or other visual indicators, rather than using only text via the command line.
 A prototyping tool that allows to create interactive and life-like simulations for web
Justinmind and mobile apps, offers capabilities like drag and drop placement, re-sizing,
formatting and export/import of widgets etc.

A design collaboration platform that provides prototype, review, refine, manage

InVision and user test web/mobile products, allows to create interactive mockups for
designs quickly and easily.

A style of interface design emphasizing minimum use of stylistic elements that

gives the illusion of 3 dimensions (such as the use of drop shadows, gradients or
Flat UI
textures) and is focused on a minimalist use of simple elements, typography and
flat colors.

A prototyping tool mainly for iOS app designs, allows to create an interactive
Flinto prototype that can be shared and installed on-device, helps to create more
convincing, engaging experiences.

Material A design language developed by Google, used for visual, motion, and interaction
Design design across platforms and devices, it depth effects such as lighting, shadows.

Mockup A sketch that represents the way the site will look.

The smallest element of a digital image that can be displayed on device, it is the
Pixel basic logical unit in digital graphics, the higher the number of pixels - the higher
the quality of image. It is short for "Picture Element"

A prototyping tool that allows designers to create complex experiences for

Principle mobile/desktop apps in a short period of time. Uses screens imported
from Sketch or Photoshop. Mainly focuses on mobile projects.

Responsive Approach for optimal viewing and interaction across a wide range of devices (from
web design monitor to mobile/tablets).

The sequence of instructions how a multimedia of files will be presented (the

Script
sequence of images and sounds, their timing, possible results of user
 interaction), enables browsers to do more than just displaying text.

A user interface component framework built around common usage, it creates a

Semantic UI
language for sharing UI for designers and developers.

Sketch A vector design tool entirely focused on UI design.

A visual feedback tracking for web design and development, it automatically

TrackDuck records a snapshot and the technical details, the feedback can be managed on
the spot in the website or sent to project management platforms.

Short for 'User Interface'. Everything designed into an information device with
UI
which a customer/user may interact.

Short for User Experience. Refers to a person's emotions and attitudes about
UX
using a particular product, system or service.

An ultimate collaborative UX Design platform, that allows teams to participate in

UXPin the design process from start to finish, it aims to increase the speed, quality, and
scalability of product creation.

Web Design
An element of the design process which is consist in working with web layouts and
Visual deliverables, including icons, infographics, logos, presentations etc, it uses imagery,
Design color, shapes, typography, improves the user experience. As a field it has grown out
of both UI design and graphic design.

A layout of a web page that demonstrates what interface elements will exist on key
Wireframe
pages, a critical part of the interaction design process.

A collaboration tool for UI designers and front-end developers, helps teams with the
Zeplin design hand-off, allows designers to upload their wireframe/visual designs
from Sketch and add them to project folders in Zeplin.