C773 USER INTERFACE DESIGN EXAM STUDY
GUIDE WESTERN GOVERNORs UNIVERSITY
A word, phrase, sound, or image that a company uses to distinguish itself
or one of its products from the competition.
Correct Answer -Trademark
•Anti-Spamming laws: CAN-Spam Act
•Intellectual property laws: protects works of mind from authorized usage-
Copyright & Trademark
•International legal issues: primary sales & contracts outside countries.
•Can't ship pcs to Mexico
Correct Answer -Explain legal issues that could affect web design.
Content not copyrighted or trademarked, or for which the copyright has
expired, said to be in the public domain.
Correct Answer -Public Domain
Perceived as representing its internal culture & the external industry in
which is participates.
Correct Answer -Why is color important to design?
•Warm (stimulating, foreground) colors: reds, oranges, yellows
•Cool (calming, background) colors: greens, blues, purples
•Neutral colors: black, white, grays
Correct Answer -Explain the three categories of colors.
,Black: visual magnet, commanding viewer attention.
Correct Answer -Which color commands attention and should be used
sparingly?
Orange: enough of reds vitality to make it energetic, not as arousing as
red.
Correct Answer -Which color shows cheerfulness and playfulness?
Used to specify colors for a digital display device (screen, monitor).
Builds colors by combining certain amounts of primary colors, red, green,
& blue.
Correct Answer -RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
Used to specify colors for a printed item (magazine page, brochure, poster,
etc.).
Builds colors by combining certain amounts of base colors cyan, magenta,
yellow, & black.
Correct Answer -CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black)
Uses colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel,
complementary colors.
Correct Answer -How is a complementary color scheme created?
A circle divided into 12 equal sections, each a different color. Proceeding
clockwise from the top, the colors move through the entire visible spectrum
of colors: greens, blues, indigo, violet, red, oranges, and yellow.
Correct Answer -Color Wheel
,Uses colors that are adjacent to each other on color wheel. Resulting colors
tend to blend well & look good.
Correct Answer -How is an analogous color scheme created?
Simplest of all color schemes. Tends to be tasteful & harmonious.
Correct Answer -How is a monochromatic color scheme created?
Set of characters with a certain typeface, size & style.
Correct Answer -Font
Design of a set of characters (font).
Correct Answer -Typeface
Adjustment of horizontal space between characters.
Correct Answer -Kerning
Uses 3 colors that are evenly spaced around color wheel. Combinations
tend to be quiet vibrant, even with pale or unsaturated colors.
Correct Answer -How is a triadic color scheme created?
Line spacing- Vertical
Correct Answer -Leading
Small decorative strokes (serifs) added to end of a character's strokes.
•Book Antiqua, Georgia, Palatino Linotype & Times New Roman.
Correct Answer -Serif Typefaces
Don't have serifs.
, •Arial, Impact, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, & Verdena.
Correct Answer -Sans-serif Typefaces
Fonts you can safely assume are installed on the majority of your users'
browsing devices.
Correct Answer -Explain web-safe fonts.
•Slower page loads.
•Larger text tends to decrease readability by making it more difficult for
people to scan text lines quickly and fluently. Straining users' eyes is not a
good way to attract them back to your site.
Correct Answer -What accessibility issues do you have to consider when
choosing fonts and colors?
Header
Navigation
Content
Footer
Correct Answer -What are the main sections of a basic website?
• Between paragraphs, around text blocks, & images.
• Surrounding an object to emphasize it as making the object bigger or
brighter in color.
• Use to make a page look more professional & elegant. Not too little, not
too much.
• Differentiate objects on a page. Enables clearer communication of images
& ideas, on dense pages.
Correct Answer -How can you use white space in design?
GUIDE WESTERN GOVERNORs UNIVERSITY
A word, phrase, sound, or image that a company uses to distinguish itself
or one of its products from the competition.
Correct Answer -Trademark
•Anti-Spamming laws: CAN-Spam Act
•Intellectual property laws: protects works of mind from authorized usage-
Copyright & Trademark
•International legal issues: primary sales & contracts outside countries.
•Can't ship pcs to Mexico
Correct Answer -Explain legal issues that could affect web design.
Content not copyrighted or trademarked, or for which the copyright has
expired, said to be in the public domain.
Correct Answer -Public Domain
Perceived as representing its internal culture & the external industry in
which is participates.
Correct Answer -Why is color important to design?
•Warm (stimulating, foreground) colors: reds, oranges, yellows
•Cool (calming, background) colors: greens, blues, purples
•Neutral colors: black, white, grays
Correct Answer -Explain the three categories of colors.
,Black: visual magnet, commanding viewer attention.
Correct Answer -Which color commands attention and should be used
sparingly?
Orange: enough of reds vitality to make it energetic, not as arousing as
red.
Correct Answer -Which color shows cheerfulness and playfulness?
Used to specify colors for a digital display device (screen, monitor).
Builds colors by combining certain amounts of primary colors, red, green,
& blue.
Correct Answer -RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
Used to specify colors for a printed item (magazine page, brochure, poster,
etc.).
Builds colors by combining certain amounts of base colors cyan, magenta,
yellow, & black.
Correct Answer -CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black)
Uses colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel,
complementary colors.
Correct Answer -How is a complementary color scheme created?
A circle divided into 12 equal sections, each a different color. Proceeding
clockwise from the top, the colors move through the entire visible spectrum
of colors: greens, blues, indigo, violet, red, oranges, and yellow.
Correct Answer -Color Wheel
,Uses colors that are adjacent to each other on color wheel. Resulting colors
tend to blend well & look good.
Correct Answer -How is an analogous color scheme created?
Simplest of all color schemes. Tends to be tasteful & harmonious.
Correct Answer -How is a monochromatic color scheme created?
Set of characters with a certain typeface, size & style.
Correct Answer -Font
Design of a set of characters (font).
Correct Answer -Typeface
Adjustment of horizontal space between characters.
Correct Answer -Kerning
Uses 3 colors that are evenly spaced around color wheel. Combinations
tend to be quiet vibrant, even with pale or unsaturated colors.
Correct Answer -How is a triadic color scheme created?
Line spacing- Vertical
Correct Answer -Leading
Small decorative strokes (serifs) added to end of a character's strokes.
•Book Antiqua, Georgia, Palatino Linotype & Times New Roman.
Correct Answer -Serif Typefaces
Don't have serifs.
, •Arial, Impact, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, & Verdena.
Correct Answer -Sans-serif Typefaces
Fonts you can safely assume are installed on the majority of your users'
browsing devices.
Correct Answer -Explain web-safe fonts.
•Slower page loads.
•Larger text tends to decrease readability by making it more difficult for
people to scan text lines quickly and fluently. Straining users' eyes is not a
good way to attract them back to your site.
Correct Answer -What accessibility issues do you have to consider when
choosing fonts and colors?
Header
Navigation
Content
Footer
Correct Answer -What are the main sections of a basic website?
• Between paragraphs, around text blocks, & images.
• Surrounding an object to emphasize it as making the object bigger or
brighter in color.
• Use to make a page look more professional & elegant. Not too little, not
too much.
• Differentiate objects on a page. Enables clearer communication of images
& ideas, on dense pages.
Correct Answer -How can you use white space in design?
