User Experience Design Principles Quiz

The process of enhancing user satisfaction by improving the interaction quality with products. This involves designing intuitive, engaging, and user-friendly experiences.

A type of design that focuses on the visual appeal of a product, enhancing its perceived value.

A design that focuses on the usability and functionality of a product, ensuring it performs its intended tasks efficiently.

A type of design that considers the overall impact on users, encompassing both functional and aesthetic aspects, and aiming to evoke specific emotions.

The property of an object that suggests how it should be used. This can be visual or through interaction.

Cues that indicate how to use an object or interface.

Immediate feedback from the system to inform the user of their action's outcome.

The relationship between controls and their effects in a user interface. A clear mapping ensures users intuit how controls affect the product.

Colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel, creating high visual contrast.

Colors next to each other on the color wheel, creating a harmonious and cohesive feel.

Three colors evenly spaced on the color wheel, creating a vibrant and balanced design.

Mixing a primary color with a secondary color creates a tertiary color.

Colors evoke specific emotions and associations in users.

Design principle prioritizing clear visual separation between elements for users with vision impairments.

Using color to guide users through a digital interface and communicate different actions or states.

Creating a consistent and recognizable visual identity for a brand using color.

Making essential elements visible to guide user interaction. Example: A trash icon on the desktop clearly suggests dragging files there to delete them. Digital Example: Search bars prominently displayed at the top of a webpage.

Limitations that prevent incorrect actions. Example: A USB plug fits only one way. Digital Example: Disabling a "Submit" button until required fields are filled.

Design products and systems in a way that is intuitive and easy to understand. Avoid unnecessary complexity and use clear, concise labels and instructions.

Take into account the needs, abilities, and limitations of the people who will be using your product or system. Design for their benefit, not just for aesthetics or technical functionality.

Aesthetics play a role in our perception and enjoyment of products and systems. Make sure your design is visually pleasing and coherent.

Affordances are the actions that are possible with an object, while signifiers are the visual cues that indicate what actions can be taken. Use both to make it clear to users how to interact with your product or system.

Make it easy for people to learn how to use your product or system, even if they are unfamiliar with it. Use clear, consistent mapping and feedback to help people understand how to use it.

Provide clear feedback to users to let them know what is happening and what actions they have taken. This can help reduce frustration and improve the user experience.

Design your product or system to anticipate and prevent errors, rather than simply reacting to them. This can help improve the user experience and reduce frustration.

Color affects the way users perceive and interact with a design. Examples: Red buttons for urgent actions (e.g., "Delete"). Calm blues for trustworthy brands like banks or healthcare apps.

Red, Blue, Yellow.

Orange, Green, Purple (mix of primary colors).

Enhances the perception of weight, flexibility, and physical interaction. Makes objects feel real and emphasizes their properties.

Prepares the viewer for an upcoming action by showing a movement in the opposite direction first.

Guides the viewer's attention to the most important elements in a scene. It's like directing the audience's gaze.

Drawing frame-by-frame from beginning to end, focusing on precise movements.

Creating key frames at crucial points, then filling in the gaps in between.

Emphasizes movement by making objects slow down before stopping completely.

Most objects in the real world move in a slight arc, making movements look more natural.

Adds depth and detail to animations by incorporating smaller movements that support the main action.

The more choices a user has, the longer it takes to decide. Think of it like an overwhelming menu at a restaurant.

The time it takes to reach a target depends on its size and distance. Larger, closer targets are easier and faster to click.

Users prefer interfaces that work similarly to ones they already know. Think about how similar websites like Facebook and Twitter are.

People can only hold about 7 items (+/- 2) in their short-term memory at once. This is why we break information into chunks.

We remember the most intense and recent parts of an experience. Think about how easily you remember the most intense part of a movie.

Similar items should be grouped together visually. Think of a grocery store categorizing fruit.

The position of items in a list influences how well they are remembered. Think about the first and last items on a grocery list.

An item that stands out is more likely to be remembered. Think of a red apple in a basket of green apples.

A visual representation of a product showing its structure and layout, but without detailed visual elements.

A detailed and interactive version of a design, resembling the final product closely.

The process of testing a design with real users to gather feedback on its usability and effectiveness.

The process of transferring finalized design specifications from UX designers to developers for implementation.

A design system that breaks down user interfaces into reusable components, fostering consistency and efficiency.