Glossaries

DDSN 360: Glossary 8

Digitization is certainly challenging the old ways of doing things, whether that’s in publishing or politics. But it’s not the end. In many ways, it is just the beginning. — Heather Brooke User Interface Design – Fall 2019 Glossary 8 JPG: (or JPEG) stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group. It is a compressed digital imageContinue reading “DDSN 360: Glossary 8”

DDSN 360: Glossary 7

It is easier to feel than to realize, or in any way explain, Yosemite grandeur. The magnitudes of the rocks and trees and streams are so delicately harmonized, they are mostly hidden. — John Muir User Interface Design – Fall 2019 Glossary 7 Iterative: As in an iterative process, or iteration, is a method ofContinue reading “DDSN 360: Glossary 7”

DDSN 360: Glossary 6

Business owners should think of designers as architects, not decorators. — Jeffrey Zeldman User Interface Design – Fall 2019 Glossary 6 Redundant Navigation: Navigation that is redundant in a website or app means that there are multiple ways of navigating to the same thing. This is a good quality to have in a user experience.Continue reading “DDSN 360: Glossary 6”

DDSN 360: Glossary 5

‘West Wing’ was huge. Like ‘Hamilton,’ it pulls back the curtain on how decision-making happens at the highest level, or at least how you hope it would be. The amount of information Aaron Sorkin packs into a scene gave me this courage to trust the audience to keep up. — Lin-Manuel Miranda User Interface DesignContinue reading “DDSN 360: Glossary 5”

DDSN 360: Glossary 4

Thankfully, dreams can change. If we’d all stuck with our first dream, the world would be overrun with cowboys and princesses. — Stephen Colbert User Interface Design – Fall 2019 Glossary 4 SEO: Search Engine Optimization – This is the act of making sure your website follows all rules, regulations and recommendations established by internetContinue reading “DDSN 360: Glossary 4”

DDSN 360: Glossary 3

User Interface Design – Fall 2019 Glossary 3 Information Architecture: The structure in which content is organized in a digital space. A website’s IA, when designed well, should not be felt, or seen. When it is designed poorly, the user is forced to be aware of how the content is created, and how unhelpful theContinue reading “DDSN 360: Glossary 3”

DDSN 360: Glossary 2

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. — Joseph Campbell User Interface Design – Fall 2019 Glossary 2 Browser: An internet browser is an application that allows a user to search and view websites. Examples of browsers are Google Chrome, Safari,Continue reading “DDSN 360: Glossary 2”

DDSN 360: Glossary 1

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. — Lao Tzu User Interface Design – Fall 2019 Glossary 1 ISP: Internet Service Provider – These are companies that provide software to users to access the internet. Examples would be Comcast, Verizon, or AT&T. HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol – This is essentially the languageContinue reading “DDSN 360: Glossary 1”