templates
Reusable design guides
Templates are patterns or guides used to produce consistent copies.
A document template provides standard formatting so you don't start from scratch: The résumé template made the process easier.
In manufacturing, a template is a shaped piece used to cut or form identical parts.
The word extends to any model that structures repetition: His first novel became the template for everything he wrote after.
Simplified technical diagram
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- outlineSummary of key elements
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
specification · schema · guideline · draft · sketch · wireframe · flowchart · map
Cutout pattern for painting
- cutoutShape removed from material
- tracingCopying by following lines
- overlayCovering placed atop
- motifRecurring thematic element
repeating · decorative · embossing · lettering · shape · silhouette · die-cut · craft
Underlying support system
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- boilerplateStandardized reusable text
- reusableFit for repeated service
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
library · snippet · component · inheritance · class · function · variable · placeholder
Spatial arrangement of elements
- typographyArranging letters for display
- graphicsVisual design elements
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
branding · palette · customization · preset · theme · stylesheet · formatting · visual
Shape or document
- letterheadBranded formal stationery
- resumeCareer summary document
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- contractEnforceable written agreement
certificate · spreadsheet · presentation · fillable · business · memo · proposal · report
State of being identical
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- conformityAdherence to norms
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
compliance · replicable · reproducible · interchangeable · normalization · systematization · guideline · protocol
schematic
Simplified technical diagram
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- outlineSummary of key elements
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
layout · specification · schema · guideline · draft · sketch · wireframe · flowchart · map · grid
stencil
Cutout pattern for painting
motif · repeating · decorative · embossing · lettering · shape · silhouette · die-cut · craft · quilting
framework
Underlying support system
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- boilerplateStandardized reusable text
- reusableFit for repeated service
modularity · library · snippet · component · inheritance · class · function · variable · placeholder · API
layout
Spatial arrangement of elements
- typographyArranging letters for display
- graphicsVisual design elements
- mockupPreliminary design representation
composition · branding · palette · customization · preset · theme · stylesheet · formatting · visual · aesthetic
form
Shape or document
- letterheadBranded formal stationery
- resumeCareer summary document
- invoiceItemized billing statement
contract · certificate · spreadsheet · presentation · fillable · business · memo · proposal · report · agenda
uniformity
State of being identical
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- conformityAdherence to norms
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
benchmarking · compliance · replicable · reproducible · interchangeable · normalization · systematization · guideline · protocol · procedure
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- business writingemails, memos, business writing, reports, letters
- customizationcustomize, customizing, personalize, personalizing, custom
- Office SoftwareMicrosoft Office, LibreOffice, OpenOffice, spreadsheet, word processor
- visual aidspicture, pictures, photo, photos, image
- Convenience Featuresauto-save, autofill, quick start, one-click, preset
templatesoriginals
Authentic first versions
custom work · from scratch · one-offs · handcrafted pieces · custom-built
templatesinnovations
New methods or devices
inventions · blank slates · fresh starts · breakthroughs · tabula rasa
templatesfree-form
Without predetermined structure
blank canvases · improvisation · organic forms · freehand · loose guidelines
- email templatePreformatted message for reuse
- design templatePre-built layout guide
- resume templatePredesigned job application layout
- web templatesPremade website layout files
- document templatesStandardized file formats for reuse
- spreadsheet templatesPre-built tabular document formats