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Information Architecture & Gestalt Principles

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Information architecture
a)
Doesn't even concern web design
b)
Defines where information goes
c)
Wireframe
d)
Happens after coding
2.

What part of the website is highlighted in this picture?

a)

Header

b)

Footer

c)

Main

d)

Aside

3.

Why do humans use the Gestalt Principles? (Two answers required)

a)

Humans don't use the Gestalt Principles

b)

In order to make order out of chaos

c)

To make harmony or structure from seemingly disconnected pieces of visual information

d)

In order to make chaos out of order

4.

Why is it that we can see the panda in the logo and not a bunch of black shapes?

a)

We perceive the proximity of the shapes as a group

b)

We automatically fill the gaps between the black shapes to create a panda

c)

We simplify the scene into figures and background

d)

Because of the Figure/Ground principle

5.

Which Gestalt Principle can be seen here?

a)

Closure

b)

Proximity

c)

Similarity

d)

Continuity

6.

Gestalt is a German word that means

a)

good form.

b)

good vision.

c)

ambiguous form.

d)

good sight.

7.

Gestalt psychology is base on the principle that:

a)

we tend to view the parts before we see the whole

b)

we see with two eyes

c)

the whole is greater than the sum of its parts

d)

perception is the same for everyone

8.

Which Gestalt principle is used to create this logo?

a)

Figure-ground

b)

Similarity

c)

Closure

d)

Proximity

9.

Which picture is an example of the PROXIMITY gestalt principle?

a)
b)
c)
10.

Check all that apply to the Gestalt principles

a)

symmetry

b)

contrast

c)

Proximity

d)

Similarity

e)

Pattern

11.

Which one is not Figure-Ground?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

The principle of continuity would suggest that this image is two lines overlapping instead of?

a)

Four lines intersecting

b)

Four lines going in the opposite direction from a center point

c)

8 dots in four lines

d)

all of these

13.

What is the main goal of card sorting exercise with users?

a)

Improve the organisation and labelling of information.

b)

Improve rapport with users.

c)

Improve the look and feel of the app.

d)

Improve the efficiency of the app.

14.

Why is this a bad example of Information Architecture? (2 Answers)

a)

There is a text and font submenu even though "font" is a subset of "text".

b)

The option "Remove Style" is confusing when it is under the "font" menu.

c)

There is no colour coding for the items in the menu.

d)

Not all items has a shortcut key.