BTEC DIT Component 1 - Design Principles

How many main colours should a user interface have (maximum)?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which type of font should you use on your user interface?

• Serif

• San-Serif

White space is...

• How much white is on the screen

• How cluttered or sparse the screen is

• Having too much on the screen

• Having too little on the screen

Which of the following will help people specifically with motor needs?

• Having large buttons

• Having larger text

• Using less than 5 colours

• Having text read out through a speaker

Which of the following will help people specifically with low vision?

• Having large buttons

• Having larger text

• Using less than 5 colours

• Having text read out through a speaker

When designing a user interface for someone on the autistic spectrum, you should avoid...

• Using idioms

• Using few colours

• Using larger buttons

• Having information be read out

Language on a user interface should be...

• Appropriate for age

• Appropriate for skill

• Appropriate for the time of day

• As simple as possible

Consistency helps users by...

• Having similar elements that work in a similar manner everytime

• Having clearly labeled elements

• Using images to back up written text

• Using sound to read out text on the screen

Having too many colours on screen can...

• Make the user interface look more attractive for the user

• Make the user interface hard to focus on and read

• Make the user interface easier to focus on and read

• Make the user interface better for dyslexic users

Text should have high contrast or luminance- what does this mean?

• The text and the background have sufficient difference in colour and lightness that it can be easily read

• The text is large enough that it can be easily read on any background

• The text is a similar colour to the background so that it matches the overall colour scheme

• The text is in a font that can be easily read and understood on any background