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Principles Of Design

Subject : design
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1. Elements that are close together are perceived to be more related than the elements further apart. pg 196 ex: window controls






2. The use of pictoral images to improve the recognition and recall of signs and controls. pg 132 ex: street signs






3. A phenomenon of memory in which items presented at the beginning and end of a list are more likely to be recalled than the items in the middle of a list. pg 220






4. A technique used to modify behavior by reinforcing desired behaviors - and ignoring or punishing undesired behaviors. pg 174 ex: video games






5. Designs should help people avoid errors and minimize the negative consequences of errors when they do occur. pg 104 ex: photoshop's history palette. NOTE: Good affordances - reversibility of actions - confermation of intent - warnings - and help are






6. Designs should help people avoid errors and minimize the negative consequences of errors when they do occur. pg 104 ex: photoshop's history palette. NOTE: Good affordances - reversibility of actions - confermation of intent - warnings - and help are






7. A property in which the physical characteristics of an object influence it's function. pg 22






8. A phenomenon of memory in which noticeably different things are more likely to be recalled than common things.






9. A tendency to find forms that appear humanoid or exhibit humanlike characteristics appealing. pg 26 ex: cocacola bottle






10. Alignment based on the area of elements versus the edges of elements. pg 30 ex: sihlouettes in a line.






11. An instructional technique that helps people understand new information in terms of what they already know. There are two kinds - expository - and comparative. pg 18






12. A method of illustrating relationships and patterns in system behaviors by representing two or more system variables in a controlled way. pg 52 ex infographics with more than one element.






13. A technique of combining many units of information into a limited number of units or 'chunks' so that the info is easier to process and remember. pg 40 ex: section headers






14. The use of a weak element that will fail in order to protect other elements from damage. pg 262 ex crumple zones on a car






15. A tendency to seek consistency among attitudes - thoughts - and beliefs. pg 46 ex: AOL






16. A phenomenon of memory in which noticeably different things are more likely to be recalled than common things.






17. Elements are percieved as either figures (objects of focus) or ground (the rest of the perceptual field). Characteristics of figure include defined shape - seeming closer with a clear location - below the horizon line - and lower regional placement.






18. A tendency to see a set of individual elements as a single rcognizable pattern - rather than multiple individual elements. pg 44 ex: wwf panda






19. A technique of combining many units of information into a limited number of units or 'chunks' so that the info is easier to process and remember. pg 40 ex: section headers






20. A tendency to find forms that appear humanoid or exhibit humanlike characteristics appealing. pg 26 ex: cocacola bottle






21. The use of a weak element that will fail in order to protect other elements from damage. pg 262 ex crumple zones on a car






22. The usability of a system is improved when it's status and methods of use are clearly visible. pg 250 ex: three mile island






23. A phenomenon of memory in which items presented at the beginning and end of a list are more likely to be recalled than the items in the middle of a list. pg 220






24. The visual clarity of text - generally based on the size - typeface - contrast - text block - and spacing of the characters used. pg 148






25. Elements that move in the same direction are percieved to be more related than elements that move in different ones or are stationary. pg 50 ex: radar tracking displays






26. Pictures are remembered better than words. pg 184 ex: ads with pictures are easier to look at.






27. A relationship between controls and their movements or effects. Good mapping between controls and their effects results in greater ease of use. pg 152 ex: segway controls






28. Memory for recognizing things is better than memory for recalling things. pg 200 ex: multiple choice tests






29. The use of pictoral images to improve the recognition and recall of signs and controls. pg 132 ex: street signs






30. As the flexibility of a system increases - the usability of the system decreases. pg 102 ex: remote controls; #of buttons vs ease of use.






31. The failure to cognatively process a stimulus that is presented in clear view - leaving the observer without any awareness or memory of the stimulus. pg 136 ex: basketball passing and the gorilla.






32. A diagram that describes the general pattern followed by the eyes when looking at evenly distributed - homogeneous information. It splits a display medium into a primary optical area (top left) - terminal (bottom right) - strong fallow area (top righ






33. A tendency to interpret ambiguous images as simple and complete - versus complex and incomplete. pg 144 ex: emoticons






34. As the flexibility of a system increases - the usability of the system decreases. pg 102 ex: remote controls; #of buttons vs ease of use.






35. A tendency to see a set of individual elements as a single rcognizable pattern - rather than multiple individual elements. pg 44 ex: wwf panda






36. Elements that are close together are perceived to be more related than the elements further apart. pg 196 ex: window controls






37. A method of illustrating relationships and patterns in system behaviors by representing two or more system variables in a controlled way. pg 52 ex infographics with more than one element.






38. A tendency to seek consistency among attitudes - thoughts - and beliefs. pg 46 ex: AOL






39. A relationship between controls and their movements or effects. Good mapping between controls and their effects results in greater ease of use. pg 152 ex: segway controls






40. A property in which the physical characteristics of an object influence it's function. pg 22






41. Elements that move in the same direction are percieved to be more related than elements that move in different ones or are stationary. pg 50 ex: radar tracking displays






42. The usability of a system is improved when it's status and methods of use are clearly visible. pg 250 ex: three mile island






43. The placement of elements such that edges line up along common rows or columns - or their bodies along a common center. pg 24 ex: ballot






44. Memory for recognizing things is better than memory for recalling things. pg 200 ex: multiple choice tests






45. Ratio of relevant to irrelevant information in a display. pg 224 ex: infographics






46. Pictures are remembered better than words. pg 184 ex: ads with pictures are easier to look at.






47. Ratio of relevant to irrelevant information in a display. pg 224 ex: infographics






48. A high percentage of effects in any large system are caused by a low percentage of variables. pg 14






49. A method of creating imagery - emotions - and understanding of events through an interaction between a storyteller and an audience. pg 230






50. A high percentage of effects in any large system are caused by a low percentage of variables. pg 14