UX Design 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does the term 'affordance' mean in UX design?
- The cost of a design tool
- A property of an object that suggests how it should be used (Correct answer)
- The time it takes to learn an interface
- A type of usability test
Correct answer: A property of an object that suggests how it should be used
An affordance is a design quality that communicates to users how an element can be interacted with, like a button that looks pressable.
Question 2: In responsive design, what is a 'breakpoint'?
- A point where the design fails
- A screen width at which the layout changes to fit the device (Correct answer)
- A type of animation trigger
- A navigation menu state
Correct answer: A screen width at which the layout changes to fit the device
A breakpoint is a specific viewport width at which CSS rules change to adapt the layout for different screen sizes.
Question 3: Which UX technique involves creating a fictional representation of a target user to guide design decisions?
- Card sorting
- Persona creation (Correct answer)
- Heuristic evaluation
- A/B testing
Correct answer: Persona creation
Personas are fictional characters built from research data that represent user types to keep design decisions user-centered.
Question 4: What is 'kerning' in typography?
- The height of capital letters
- The adjustment of space between specific character pairs (Correct answer)
- The line thickness of a typeface
- The vertical spacing between paragraphs
Correct answer: The adjustment of space between specific character pairs
Kerning is the manual adjustment of spacing between specific letter pairs to improve visual balance and readability.
Question 5: A UX designer is reviewing a form with 15 fields on a single page. Which design principle is most likely being violated?
- Fitt's Law
- Progressive disclosure (Correct answer)
- The rule of thirds
- Color contrast
Correct answer: Progressive disclosure
Progressive disclosure recommends showing only necessary information at each step to reduce cognitive overload, which a 15-field form violates.
Question 6: In design, what is the '60-30-10 rule' used for?
- Allocating time between research, design, and testing
- Distributing colors: dominant, secondary, and accent (Correct answer)
- Setting font size ratios
- Structuring navigation hierarchies
Correct answer: Distributing colors: dominant, secondary, and accent
The 60-30-10 rule guides color palette use: 60% dominant color, 30% secondary, and 10% accent for balanced visual composition.
Question 7: What is 'skeuomorphic design'?
- A minimalist flat design approach
- Design that mimics the appearance of real-world objects (Correct answer)
- A grid-based layout system
- An accessibility-focused design style
Correct answer: Design that mimics the appearance of real-world objects
Skeuomorphic design makes digital elements look like their real-world counterparts, such as a notes app that resembles a paper notepad.
UX Design 3
What does the term 'affordance' mean in UX design?