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• VIS-008 Visual Design

  Accent Colour

  Highlight colour for important interactions.

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• VIS-017 Visual Design

  Alignment

  Positioning elements along common edges/axes.

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• VIS-009 Visual Design

  Background

  Underlying visual layer.

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• VIS-010 Visual Design

  Border

  Edge around an element.

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• VIS-007 Visual Design

  Colour

  Visual colour value.

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• VIS-015 Visual Design

  Contrast

  Difference between visual elements.

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• VIS-013 Visual Design

  Elevation

  Perceived distance above a surface.

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• VIS-020 Visual Design

  Emphasis

  Degree of visual attention.

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• VIS-002 Visual Design

  Font Family

  Typeface.

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• VIS-003 Visual Design

  Font Size

  Text size.

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• VIS-004 Visual Design

  Font Weight

  Text thickness.

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• VIS-006 Visual Design

  Letter Spacing

  Horizontal character spacing.

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• VIS-005 Visual Design

  Line Height

  Vertical spacing between lines.

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• VIS-014 Visual Design

  Opacity

  Transparency.

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• VIS-011 Visual Design

  Radius

  Corner rounding.

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• VIS-018 Visual Design

  Rhythm

  Repetition/consistency of spacing.

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• VIS-012 Visual Design

  Shadow

  Visual depth effect.

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• VIS-001 Visual Design

  Typography

  System governing text presentation.

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• VIS-019 Visual Design

  Visual Weight

  Perceived prominence of an element.

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• VIS-016 Visual Design

  Whitespace

  Deliberate empty space.

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