Deck 16: Designing Documents and Interfaces

Question 1

Sequentially numbered lists show chronology or ranking of items.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following features is defined as a quote or paraphrase drawn from the body text and placed in a special text box to catch the readers' attention?

A) banner
B) sidebar
C) pullout
D) marginal comment

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following color combinations represents appropriate contrast?

A) light blue text on a light purple background
B) black text on a medium gray background
C) black text on a white background
D) green text on a blue background

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Cross-cultural texts should use images of people that are highly expressive in order to convey emotion.

Question 5

Explain the design principle of alignment.

Question 6

What does alignment do?

A) It takes advantage of readers' natural tendency to search out visual relationships.
B) It allows you to create different levels by vertical alignment.
C) Horizontal alignment allows readers to view items as a unit.
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 7

Find an example of a website that has good accessibility for people with disabilities. How does it accommodate people with different disabilities? Now, find an example of a website that could do more to accommodate this population. What are some of the changes you would make to help people who need the website to be more accessible? Be ready to share your findings with the class.

Question 8

Studies have shown that different fonts convey different tones to readers. Create a different invitation for each of the following occasions: a wedding, a child's birthday party, a reception at an art museum, and a Halloween party. Find a font that conveys the tone that you believe is most appropriate for the event. Make up any details such as date and time, names, and locations.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of third-level headings?

A) They should be sized significantly larger than the body text.
B) They might be italicized and a little larger than the body text.
C) They are often in bold and slightly larger than the title.
D) They might use all capital letters to distinguish them from the font used in the body text.

Question 10

Culturally shallow documents usually consider four design issues. These are the

A) use of color.
B) use of people.
C) direction of reading.
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 11

Which of these is NOT one of the five principles of design mentioned in

A) alignment
B) color
C) consistency
D) contrast

Question 12

Which of the following is one of the weighting guidelines given in

A) Pictures weigh more than written text.
B) Items with borders weigh more than items without borders.
C) Irregular shapes weigh more than regular shapes.
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 13

How do elements offset each other to create either a stable or tense feeling in the text?

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an example of "using white space" to frame?

A) the area between an image and the body text
B) different levels of headers
C) the space around a list
D) margins

Question 15

What is a rule?

A) It is a straight line used to highlight a banner or carve a document into sections.
B) It is the margin present to the right of the text.
C) It is a guideline that should be followed for the design of all documents.
D) It is a reference to an entry in an appendix.

Question 16

When using a page grid, the text can go over two columns, leaving a large margin on one side.

Question 17

What is the difference between a serif font and a sans serif font?

A) A serif font is larger in size than a sans serif font.
B) A serif font is copyright protected, while a sans serif font is open source.
C) Serif fonts are script, while sans serif fonts are block.
D) Serif fonts have small tips at the ends of the main strokes in each letter, while sans serifs do not.