Interaction Design

Question 1

What is an important doctrine underlying human-computer interaction?

Answer 1

Interactions, not just interfaces.

Question 2

The process of designing user-friendly products is founded on?

Answer 2

Intervention and change.

Question 3

Why are trade-offs in design important?

Answer 3

It’s important because there may be conflicting goals.

Question 4

Why is iterative design common for interactive systems?

Answer 4

Iterative design is common for interactive systems because designers never get the design right the first time.

Question 5

What is the first stage of an interaction design process?

Answer 5

Requirements: finding out about people and what they want.

Question 6

What are the three iterative phases of the interaction design process?

Answer 6

1. Analysis
2. Design
3. Prototype

Question 7

Design is achieving goals within _______.

Answer 7

constraints

Question 8

What is the hardest part of the design process, when your time and budget is limited?

Answer 8

Deciding which problems to solve.

Question 9

A persona is…?

Answer 9

A rich description of a potential user.

Question 10

Describe what Technology Probes are?

Answer 10

Technology probes are designs, items, systems that encourage users to think about new technologies and help designers test their products in the intended setting and identify user needs.

Question 11

What are Scenarios?

Answer 11

Stories for designs.

A step by step walkthrough of the design.

Question 12

How are Scenarios useful?

Answer 12

It helps communicate with others about the designs, validates other models, and help understand dynamics.

Question 13

Structure in design relates to?

Answer 13

Certain aesthetic decisions and the way the product relates to other applications.

Question 14

What are the four golden rules for Navigation Design?

Answer 14

1. Knowing where you are
2. Knowing what you can do
3. Knowing where you are going or what will happen
4. Knowing where you’ve been or what you’ve done

Question 15

Memory is often a more critical issue when…?

Answer 15

The items are arranged in a deep user interface.

Question 16

When designing the physical layout on a washing machine, which of the following options is the closest analogy in website design?

Answer 16

Site structure

Question 17

In navigation design a method to help ‘know where you are’ is?

Answer 17

Breadcrumbs

Question 18

Of the following, which one is NOT a tool available to the screen designer?

a. Grouping, ordering and aligning items,
b. White space
c. A hammer icon

Answer 18

c. A hammer icon

Question 19

When using white space in screen design it is important that…?

Answer 19

Form matches function

Question 20

Deliberately design the affordances of the display…?

Answer 20

So the physical attributes correspond to what you can actually do.

Question 21

Getting better and starting well in the context of iterative prototyping means?

Answer 21

You should start with the best possible design and a deep knowledge of your users to iterate well.