Module2 Knowledge Check

Module 2 Knowledge Check & Challenge

Test Your Knowledge on Information Architecture

Question 1

What does information architecture (IA) do?

• Visually describes and explores a user’s experience with a product
• Inspires architecture-related UX designs
• Organizes content to help users understand where they are in a product, and where the information they want is. ✓
• Creates a basic outline of a digital experience, like an app or website

Answer: IA organizes content to help users understand where they are and where to find information.

Question 2

How does information architecture (IA) support the wireframe creation process?

• Makes the final product easy to use
• Provides a detailed view of the final product
• Organizes an app into lines and rectangles
• Provides clearer direction and understanding ✓

Answer: IA provides clearer direction and understanding for wireframe creation.

Question 3

Fill in the blank: Information architecture helps engineers _____.

• create new designs
• organize data ✓
• understand user needs
• make designs look better

Answer: IA helps engineers organize data so development matches visual designs.

Test Your Knowledge on Gestalt Principles

Question 1

Fill in the blank: Similarity, proximity, and common region are examples of Gestalt Principles. Designers can use these principles to _____ content so it is visually pleasing and easier to understand.

• evaluate
• recognize
• organize ✓

Answer: Gestalt principles help designers organize content for better visual appeal and understanding.

Question 2

You are developing a website for a clothing resale company. On the homepage, you choose to display the top-selling brands, by logo, in the center of the page. The logos are grouped with a border around them. Which of the following Gestalt Principles apply in this scenario?

• Proximity
• Similarity
• Common region ✓

Answer: All three apply - logos are close together (proximity), look similar as logos (similarity), and grouped with a border (common region).

Question 3

To adhere to the Gestalt principle of proximity, what should a designer do?

• Put elements closer together ✓
• Make elements that have a similar function look similar
• Use borders to group elements together

Answer: Proximity means putting related elements closer together.

Question 4

Fill in the blank: Gestalt principles describe how humans _____ similar elements, recognize patterns, and simplify complex images when they perceive objects.

• describe
• create
• group ✓
• disassemble

Answer: Gestalt principles describe how humans group similar elements and recognize patterns.

Module 2 Challenge

Question 1

You are working with your client on the designs for a new app and have started creating the information architecture. Your client does not understand why this step is necessary. What might you tell them about the benefits of information architecture? Select all that apply.

• It will allow your client to interact with the designs.
• It provides a high-level overview of the app. ✓
• It organizes and defines the overall structure for the app. ✓
• It will help your client review the designs. ✓

Answer: IA provides high-level overview, organizes structure, and helps with design review.

Question 2

Your engineers thank you for providing solid information architecture. Why is this important to them?

• Good information architecture helps them choose images and icons.
• Good information architecture helps them organize the data and match the visual designs. ✓
• Good information architecture helps them describe the designs to the stakeholders.
• Good information architecture helps them design the content so it matches the brand imagery.

Answer: IA helps engineers organize data to match visual designs.

Question 3

You have finished your information architecture. Now, it is time to move on to the next step in your designs. What is that next step?

• Prototypes
• Mockups
• Wireframes ✓
• Storyboards

Answer: After IA, the next step is wireframes.

Question 4

You are ready to start drawing wireframes. What should you do first before you start drawing?

• Write a list of elements that need to go on the page you are wireframing. ✓
• Ask the engineers to create the buttons to ensure they perform the action you want.
• Gather all of the content that will go on the page you are wireframing.
• Create the color palette and ensure it matches the brand guidelines.

Answer: First, list the elements needed on the page before drawing wireframes.

Question 5

You have wireframed a bunch of pages for the app but have lost track of the pages you still need to address. What can you refer to to see which ones you still have to wireframe?

• The help guide
• The menu
• The information architecture
• The sitemap ✓

Answer: The sitemap shows which pages you’ve wireframed vs. which still need work.

Question 6

You have created paper wireframes. You are not sure if you are ready to transition to digital wireframes. What questions could you ask yourself to help determine if you are reading to move from paper to digital wireframes? Select all that apply.

• Are the paper wireframes complete? ✓
• Are my wireframes ready for basic functionality?
• Do I feel ready to incorporate visual cues? ✓
• Have I received feedback on the paper wireframes? ✓

Answer: Check if wireframes are complete, you’re ready for visual cues, and you’ve received feedback.

Question 7

You have moved from paper wireframes to digital wireframes for the app you are designing. What is one clear benefit of this transition when it comes to working with your stakeholders?

• Digital wireframes make it easier to collaborate and share. ✓
• Digital wireframes show the interactivity between pages.
• Digital wireframes give a full view of the images and icons that will be used.
• Digital wireframes provide a view of the colors and branding.

Answer: Digital wireframes are easier to collaborate on and share with stakeholders.

Question 8

In your digital wireframe, you have a carousel. What do you need to do in Figma in your wireframes to demonstrate that the carousel will display multiple pages of content?

• Add text to explain that the carousel will display multiple pieces of content.
• Create multiple pages to show the changing of content.
• Create a new frame for each page in the carousel.
• Create a pagination indicator, such as ellipses. ✓

Answer: Use pagination indicators like dots/ellipses to show multiple carousel pages.

Question 9

In your digital wireframe, you have used same-sized circles with X’s inside them as placeholders for images. The circles will serve identical functions in your design. Which Gestalt principle does this tactic use?

• Proximity
• Symmetry
• Common region
• Similarity ✓

Answer: Same-sized elements with identical appearance use the similarity principle.

Question 10

You are working on the information architecture for the app you are designing. You have different ways for users to access information—from the menu, via clickable icons, and through a search bar. Which principle of information architecture does this method address?

• Front door principle
• Disclosure principle
• Focused navigation principle
• Multiple classification principle ✓

Answer: Multiple classification principle accounts for different ways people search for information.