PRACTICE QUIZ
Fill in the blank: A designer is developing a retail website and wants to test how well users can add items to the cart. The designer creates a _____ to get feedback on the early design.
In this scenario, the design should create a prototype to get feedback on the early design, since they're interactive structures that allow users to get a basic idea of a product's functionality.
A design team is developing a new app for a photo editor. They want to discuss design options with stakeholders before proceeding to the next phase. How should the team use wireframes at this point of the design stage?
Wireframes offer the opportunity to explore and compare multiple design options with minimal content. This helps teams evaluate their options before developing the prototype. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON MODIFYING DESIGNS BASED ON RESEARCH FINDINGS
As designers work to analyze and synthesize results from their research, what is the next step they should take after finding themes in the data?
Designers come up with insights grounded in real data and based on the themes they identify in the data.
You receive feedback from your usability study on your gym locator app prototype. Some users reported they could not find the map view to locate gyms in their selected city. Which design modification aligns best with this feedback?
You should add a map view option. This addresses the user’s need to locate a gym’s geographical location visually.
To determine the research goals of a research plan, what question should you consider?
Research goals should lay out what you’re trying to solve with the design, or what you’d like the outcomes of the research to be. Your research goals should be able to answer the question: How will the results of the research impact your design decisions?
It’s important to carefully phrase interview questions during a usability study to reduce the influence of bias. Which of the following questions is a good example of this?
This is a good example of a carefully-phrased interview question. It’s open-ended and doesn’t lead the participant into a specific response.
What role does a new UX designer usually start in?
You have a design colleague who focuses on both the visual and interaction design. They are also responsible for figuring out how the whole product comes together. What type of designer is your colleague?
You are offered an apprenticeship and are curious if it will be good for your UX design career. What is the benefit of an apprenticeship?
You are looking for UX design jobs and are having a few interviews. You realize you forgot to include this Google UX certificate in your online profile. What should you do?
Which networking option may present opportunities to talk with local people about UX design?
As you are constructing your resume, you have included key UX design terms that you have seen in several job descriptions. What other key terms might you include in your resume?
What information should be listed in your resume? Select all that apply.
You are crafting your UX design resume and are not sure exactly how to write it. What design element can you think about to help you write your resume?
You have finished your resume and are ready to submit it for a job opening. What should you do before you send your resume out to the world? Select all that apply.
You are applying for several different types of UX design jobs. What should you do with your resume to account for the different job postings?
You are a motion designer. What is your main focus?
You’re looking for a UX designer job with an organization that is environmentally conscious. Which is likely the most helpful site to look for jobs?
How long should your resume be when applying for an internship or an entry-level UX design job?
You are creating your UX design resume. What can you include to showcase your personal brand? Select all that apply.
When using color on your resume, what should you consider?
Your main focus as a designer is on designing the product experience and how it functions. What is your job title?
A start-up company has expressed interest in hiring you. What kind of UX design job are you likely to be offered?
There are so many UX design job listings, and you are not sure how to sort through them. What is one way you can narrow down your search?
You are applying for a UX design job at which the main task is building websites. You have information in your resume about your website design experience and app design experience. You realize your app design experience may not be relevant to this job posting. What might you do with that app design experience information?
You have two colleagues. One is a user interface (UI) designer and the other is a visual designer. Their roles are very similar, but they do different things. How do their roles differ?
What type of designer focuses on how a product or technology looks?
It is time to search for UX design jobs. What are some common methods you might use to search for jobs? Select all that apply.
You are working to construct your UX design resume. What elements should you include in your resume? Select all that apply.
Which online job posting sites require you to register and create an account so you can view available jobs? Select all that apply.
What are some common types of companies that may hire UX designers? Select all that apply.
You are searching for jobs and are struggling with how to narrow down your job search. What are some of the filters you could use that may help you narrow down an online job search? Select all that apply.
The world of UX design is full of job opportunities. You have already learned about many of the different roles that UX designers can play. Reflect on these roles and responsibilities:
What are the differences between specialist and generalist designers? What are the benefits of both of these approaches? What kinds of organizations do specialists or generalists generally work with?
Sometimes companies don’t differentiate between UX and UI designers in their job postings. These can still be job opportunities you can apply for. What similarities are there between UI and UX designers? How is UI similar to visual design?
Consider the job roles you’ve learned about in this program so far. Which ones are you most interested in pursuing in the future? How could the skills you’ve learned so far apply to these positions and responsibilities? Did you complete this reflection activity?
Ready to test your recall?
Fill in the blank: A designer is developing a retail website and wants to test how well users can add items to the cart. The designer creates a _____ to get feedback on the early design.
How confident are you in this answer?