UX Design 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which design principle states that elements that are close together are perceived as a group?
- Similarity
- Proximity (Correct answer)
- Continuity
- Closure
Correct answer: Proximity
The Gestalt principle of proximity states that objects near each other are perceived as belonging together.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of a design system in UX?
- To replace user research
- To ensure visual and functional consistency across products (Correct answer)
- To eliminate the need for prototyping
- To automate usability testing
Correct answer: To ensure visual and functional consistency across products
A design system provides reusable components and guidelines that ensure consistency across a product or suite of products.
Question 3: In typography, what does 'leading' refer to?
- The weight of a typeface
- The spacing between characters
- The vertical space between lines of text (Correct answer)
- The width of a text column
Correct answer: The vertical space between lines of text
Leading is the vertical distance between baselines of consecutive lines of text, controlling readability.
Question 4: A designer uses a 12-column grid on a webpage. What is the main benefit of this approach?
- It limits the number of UI components
- It enforces a fixed page width
- It provides a flexible, consistent layout structure (Correct answer)
- It reduces the need for whitespace
Correct answer: It provides a flexible, consistent layout structure
A 12-column grid is highly divisible and allows designers to create flexible, consistent layouts at various breakpoints.
Question 5: What distinguishes a high-fidelity prototype from a low-fidelity one?
- High-fidelity uses paper sketches
- High-fidelity closely resembles the final product in appearance and interaction (Correct answer)
- Low-fidelity includes real content and data
- High-fidelity is always interactive and low-fidelity never is
Correct answer: High-fidelity closely resembles the final product in appearance and interaction
High-fidelity prototypes closely mimic the final product's visual design and interaction patterns, unlike rough low-fidelity sketches.
Question 6: Which color model is most appropriate when designing for digital screens?
- CMYK
- Pantone
- RGB (Correct answer)
- HSK
Correct answer: RGB
RGB (Red, Green, Blue) is an additive color model used by screens to emit light and display color.
Question 7: What is the purpose of visual hierarchy in UI design?
- To make all elements equal in prominence
- To guide users' attention to the most important elements first (Correct answer)
- To increase the number of colors used
- To reduce whitespace on the page
Correct answer: To guide users' attention to the most important elements first
Visual hierarchy uses size, contrast, and placement to direct user attention and communicate the relative importance of elements.
Which design principle states that elements that are close together are perceived as a group?