Digital Design

Front 1

The trash icon is used to remove files from the computer, and must be "emptied" to complete the function to delete files.

Back 1

True

Front 2

When designing, you are not creating for your enjoyment, you are creating for your client's requirements.

Back 2

True

Front 3

Placing a subject in a non-centered position in a design is visually disturbing and should be avoided.

Back 3

False

Front 4

A Thumbnail is the final stage of the design process, where the client signs off the final artwork.

Back 4

False

Front 5

A Rough is a full-sized completely done design, including the layout images and text and overall compositional elements that you show to the client.

Back 5

True

Front 6

Font Size is when text is seen in a style like Italic.

Back 6

False. Italic, Bold, and Underline are Font Styles.

Front 7

Tracking adjusts the spacing between lines of text.

Back 7

True

Front 8

Type alignment refers to flush left, justified, or flush right text.

Back 8

False. Type alignment refers to the style or arrangement of setting type.

Front 9

Comps show exactly what the final design will look like when printed.

Back 9

True

Front 10

Serif type has extensions or strokes on the top and bottom areas of a letter, and is used to convey a more conservative look.

Back 10

True

Front 11

RGB color mode is used for Print media, such as in a magazine, and CMYK color mode is used for electronic display such as Web pages.

Back 11

False

Front 12

A Font Size is measured in inches.

Back 12

False. It is measured in points.
(1 point = 1/72 inch).

Front 13

One of the most important habits a designer can develop to be productive is to get organized, and develop a consistent system to organize folders and files.

Back 13

True

Front 14

The idea behind designing is being able to solve problems visually to help the client best communicate their message.

Back 14

True

Front 15

Sans-serif means literally "without feet". Some examples of this type are Helvetica and Optima.

Back 15

True

Front 16

A well designed logo is not flexible and cannot be changed to meet specific needs. Consistency is the key.

Back 16

True

Front 17

Complementary colors "compliment" each other and are used in harmony to produce a visually pleasing image.

Back 17

False. Complementary colors are opposite colors on the color wheel.

Front 18

Guides help to position elements on a page. They are non-printable tools.

Back 18

True

Front 19

Linear Perspective is a mathematical system for creating the illusion of space and distance on a flat surface.

Back 19

True

Front 20

Value describes the surface quality. The two categories in the artistic sense are tactile and visual.

Back 20

False. This describes Texture. Value is the shading, tonality, and tint of a color.

Front 21

Raster or Bitmap Images

Back 21

Photographs, paintings or complex designs that use millions of colors to record subtle gradations of tone in the image and are non-scalable.

Front 22

Vector Image

Back 22

Illustrations, logos, drawings, or clip art that have a limited number of colors but can be enlarged to any size without affecting the quality of the original image.

Front 23

Negative Space

Back 23

The absence of visual elements in the background - often promotes the concept of luxury, elegance or mystery.

Front 24

Positive Space

Back 24

Content that creates a shape and fills up a designed space to display information.

Front 25

Window

Back 25

Displays the contents of a hard drive, and has three views: List, Icon, Column.

Front 26

.TIF

Back 26

File format used for images for Print. Most accurate recording of detail in photographs. Largest file size. Cannot be enlarged.

Front 27

.JPEG

Back 27

File format used for images for Web. Data is thrown out each time the image is saved, gradually deteriorating quality. Cannot be enlarged.

Front 28

.GIF

Back 28

Used for vector graphics. Keeps transparencies. Used on the Web. Only 256 colors. Is scalable.

Front 29

.PDF

Back 29

Portable Document Format. Compresses text and graphics in documents for distribution to the Web.

Front 30

Pica

Back 30

Unit of measurement used by a printer. 12 points = 1 pica
1 inch = 72 points

Front 31

Photoshop is a Raster program, where square dots, called pixels, make up the image.

Back 31

True

Front 32

Graphic files that are saved with a .TIF extension are preferred in the commercial printing industry.

Back 32

True

Front 33

72 DPI (dots per inch) is used for artwork that will be printed with ink on paper on a print press.

Back 33

False

Front 34

Bitmap images, also known as vector images, are the most accurate for recording details in photographic images or paintings and use millions of individually colored pixels to determine the details of shading and tonality in an image.

Back 34

False

Front 35

300 DPI (dots per inch) is reserved for artwork that will only appear on a computer monitor, such as seen only on a Web page.

Back 35

False

Front 36

Photoshop is a Vector program, where square dots, called pixels, make up the image.

Back 36

False

Front 37

In Photoshop, it is okay to resize an image to be larger than what the actual image size is and the quality will not be affected.

Back 37

False

Front 38

CMYK is the color mode used for printed artwork.

Back 38

True

Front 39

.TIF files usually have the smallest file sizes generated by Photoshop.

Back 39

False

Front 40

Images saved with the .JPEG extension generate smaller compressed files and are primarily used for the Web or when smaller file sizes are needed.

Back 40

True

Front 41

RGB color mode artwork is used for Web images.

Back 41

True

Front 42

The Marquee tools select rectangle boxes, elliptical areas or single pixel rows/column selections.

Back 42

True

Front 43

Grayscale mode is black and white images, where no color is available.

Back 43

True

Front 44

The Lasso Tools work to select areas of a photo or image that need either a freeform or complex selection.

Back 44

True

Front 45

Photoshop should be used when you have large amounts of text to add to an image or composition.

Back 45

False

Front 46

The magic wand tool allows you to select parts of an image that have a large range in tonality.

Back 46

False

Front 47

The magic wand tool allows you to select parts of an image that have a similar range in tone and color shade.

Back 47

True

Front 48

If you save a file as a .JPEG file, all the Layers you create combine into one and data will be thrown out each time the file is saved, gradually deteriorating image quality. Therefore, it is best to keep a .TIF or .PSD file as a backup.

Back 48

True

Front 49

Merging all the layers into one single layer is called Flattening the image.

Back 49

True