Agent Ambo · Upskill
UI/UX Designer interview cheat sheet
The UI/UX Designer facts interviewers expect you to know cold. Ten minutes of revision the night before.
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- UX vs UI
- UX is how it works and feels; UI is how it looks.
- Double diamond
- Discover, define, develop, deliver.
- Fitts's law
- Bigger, closer targets are faster to hit.
- Hick's law
- More choices mean slower decisions.
- Jakob's law
- Users expect your product to work like ones they already know.
- 8-point grid
- Spacing in multiples of 8 for consistency.
- WCAG contrast
- At least 4.5:1 for body text, 3:1 for large text.
- Touch targets
- About 44 × 44 points minimum on mobile.
- Usability testing
- Five users usually reveal most major issues.
- Case study shape
- Problem, research, options, decision, result.
Must-know topics
Rehearse these out loud
- Walk me through your favourite case study.
- How would you redesign the checkout of a food delivery app?
- How do you handle feedback you disagree with?
Revision is good. Practice is better.
- 1Ambo reads your resumeYour skills, projects, years and the role you want next.
- 2Then where you’re interviewingAnd how interviewers there question people like you.
- 3It maps every topic they could askMust-know first, your own projects included, built into short daily lessons.
- 4You practise, then get certifiedInterview Q&A after every lesson, then three proctored rounds ending in a voice interview with Ambo.
Questions, answered.
How should I use this UI/UX Designer cheat sheet?
Revise it the night before and the morning of your interview, then say each answer out loud. It covers UX vs UI, Double diamond and Fitts's law and more.
Is a cheat sheet enough to clear the interview?
It helps you recall facts quickly, but interviewers test how you apply them and follow up on your answers. Practise answering, not just reading.
How is this different from a list of interview questions?
A list is the same for everyone. Ambo builds your course from your resume, your target role and where you're interviewing, then writes every lesson from the interviewer's point of view: what they'll ask, a strong answer, and the follow-up they'll use to test you.
What is the certification test?
Three camera-proctored rounds that unlock one after another: an objective round, a hands-on round (coding or practical tasks for your role) and a voice interview with Ambo, who asks live follow-ups on your answers. Pass all three within 14 days to become TickBig Certified for 12 months.
Revise it, then rehearse it.
Ambo interviews you on UI/UX Designer topics and follows up on what you say.