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 Domande per il ripasso

Chapter 1

1. Other than as text, how else can typography be used?

2. Provide two examples of absolute measurements. 

3. Provide two examples of relative measurements.

4. In most desktop publication software packages, where would you go to change settings regarding measurements?

5. Working with the person next to you, take five minutes to draw a hyphen, en dash and em dash in relation to 72 pt. type size.

6. Why might you use multiple alignment in a document?

7. Give three reasons why you might adjust letter spacing.

8. What would be the advantage of using hyphenation in justified text?

9. Explain the difference between optical and metric kerning.

10. How would a web designer solve the issue of operating systems for mobile devices such as Android which do not support web-based fonts?

11. Define the following terms and give an example: ligature, diacritical marks, and finial characters.

 

Chapter 2

1. Which type of image file is scalable?

2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of raster images?

3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of vector images?

4. If you were designing a logo for a company, which type of image/s would you use and why?

5. Other than the two primary file types, name at least five other different file types.

6. Typically, CMYK color space is used for print jobs. True or false?

7. Name the four colors that make up CMYK.

8. Typically, RGB color space is used for web/screen jobs. True or false?

9. Describe what typically happens to an image when it is enlarged.

10. How are channels used?

11. In general, what is meant by image manipulation?

12. Why is it important to show restraint when using filters?

13. A designer will utilize various and multiple file types in a typical project. True or false?

14. There are different file types for web and print. True or false?

15. Describe how layers are used.

16. What is a clipping path?

17. Describe the benefits of using clipping paths.

18. Describe the function and purpose of masks.

19. What is the key rule for using masks?

 

Chapter 3

1. In general, what is color?

2. What are the two primary color models designers refer to?

3. In general, what is meant by color correction and when should/should it not be used?

4. Name at least four different color correction processes.

5. What are common color correction commands in Adobe Photoshop?

6. Name at least three ways color can dynamically impact a design.

7. List at least five steps a trained designer would conduct ensure proper color accuracy prior to sending a file to the printer.

8. What are spot colors and how are they created?

9. Why would designers use spot colors in addition to CMYK colors?

10. Name at least three ways of identifying a color cast.

11. What is the minimum tint of cyan and black required in order to reproduce well?

12. How many colors make up a web-safe color palette?

13. Why is the web-safe color palette considered to be safe for viewing colors on the web?

14. What are dodge and burn effects and how are they used?

15. How would you convert a color image to grayscale?

 

Chapter 4

1. What determines the resolution of a digital image?

2. Why is it important to understand the relationship between print resolution and pixel dimensions of an image?

3. How has the use of scanners changed with the shift to digital?

4. The four process colors ‘overprint’ the stock they are printed on. True or false?

5. When colors are set to ‘overprint’ within the software package, colors overprint one another in the printing process order. True or false?

6. Define ‘bleed’, ‘trim’ and ‘registration’.

7. Draw and define the difference between ‘misregistration’, ‘spread’ and ‘choke.’

8. Discuss what might cause problems with registration and how these might be avoided.

9. How would you create a ‘warm’ black?

10. List the various advantages of the different proofing methods.

11. List the various disadvantages of the different proofing methods.

12. Name at least three different creative printing techniques that could be utilized during the design process?

13. Cyan is the only color, of the four process colors, that can overprint all other colors? True or false?

14. How does a printer use a ‘printer’s plan’ prior to printing a job?

15. How does a printer use an ‘imposition plan’ prior to printing a job?

 

Chapter 5

1. List four different potential printing problems a designer should be aware of and look for during a press check.

2. In general, what is the difference between sheet-fed and web offset printing as relates to print runs and printing efficiencies?

3. Color can be adjusted on a printing press while the job is being printed. True or false?

4. What are some reasons color adjustments would be made while a job is being printed?

5. What is meant by ‘paper grain’?

6. The higher the GSM, the weightier the stock feels? True or false?

7. What are the four main processes used in the commercial printing industry?

8. Describe the process for checking color on a press check.

9. What is the impact of page imposition when it comes to color adjustments?

10. Name four different types of paper and their primary uses.

11. Name three advantages of digital printing.

12. Name at least four choices that will make a printing job more sustainable and environmentally sound.

13. Why should graphic designers be concerned with sustainable design?

 

Chapter 6

1. Why should a designer be concerned with binding choice?

2. Binding choices vary in size, durability, functionality, etc. True or false?

3. What is meant by specialty techniques?

4. ‘Die’, ‘laser’ and ‘kiss’ are all forms of cutting methods. True or false?

5. How does the designer indicate to the printer where spot varnish should be placed?

6. There is more than one type of laminate or varnish. True or false?

7. Paper stock is trimmed prior to being printed. True or false?

8. What are ‘overs’ and why should a designer ask for them?

9. How does a designer prepare a file to receive a laminate or varnish? What is that process?

10. Name three types of varnish and what effects they create.

11. ‘Valley’ and ‘mountain’ refer to types of folds. True or false?

12. What is ‘creep’?

13. Name and describe five types of binding.

14. Referring to the sketches on page 183, draw an example of a double gatefold.

15. Referring to the sketches on page 183, draw an example of a staggered folder design.