Look and feel

In software design, look and feel is a term used with respect to a graphical user interface and comprises aspects of its design, including elements such as colors, shapes, layout, and typefaces (the 'look'), as well as the behavior of dynamic elements such as buttons, boxes, and menus (the 'feel'). The term can also refer to aspects of a non-graphical user interface (such as a command-line interface), as well as to aspects of an API – mostly to parts of an API that are not related to its functional properties. The term is used in reference to both software and websites. In software design, look and feel is a term used with respect to a graphical user interface and comprises aspects of its design, including elements such as colors, shapes, layout, and typefaces (the 'look'), as well as the behavior of dynamic elements such as buttons, boxes, and menus (the 'feel'). The term can also refer to aspects of a non-graphical user interface (such as a command-line interface), as well as to aspects of an API – mostly to parts of an API that are not related to its functional properties. The term is used in reference to both software and websites.