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Baseline Grid.

A horizontal guideline used to align text.

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What is Baseline Grid?

A horizontal guideline used to align text.

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Affordance

A design feature that suggests how an object should be used.

F-Layout

A web page layout that places the most important information at the top where users tend to look first.

Usability

The degree to which a product can be used by its intended users to achieve their goals effectively, efficiently and…

Responsive Design

An approach to web design in which a layout adapts to the screen size and orientation of the device it is viewed on.

Affinity Diagram

A method for organizing a large set of ideas or research findings into groups based on their natural relationships.

Personalization

The process of customizing user experiences to meet individual needs based on specific data.

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