NAME: _____________________________

Graphic Design I – Spring Semester 2

STUDY GUIDE

1. Where can we see design?

2. Define the 4 main Font Styles?

Serif –
San Serif –
Script –
Decorative/Ornamental –

3. Draw a small diagram and name each of the Typography guide lines correctly?
Baseline, x-height line, Cap line, ascender line, descender line

4. What is Leading?

5. What is the difference between tracking and kerning?

6. What is a ligature and swash?

7. Explain the point measurement system?

8. Explain alignment… center, justified, ragged

9. When dealing with body copy, what is considered bad design because it is hard to read?

10. On the color wheel, what are the known color schemes?
11. Warm colors include:

12. A gradation is

13. What is a tint?

14. What is a shade?

15. What way is the most current and best option for storing graphic design projects?

16. Define Pixel?

17. Draw a box that demonstrates portrait orientation and landscape orientation.

18. Define Image Resolution

19. When is it acceptable to copy designs from the internet?

20. What does it mean if something has a copyright symbol?

21. Which of the following is an example of Unethical use of technology at school?

22. What are two types of portfolios designers should maintain?

23. Digital Portfolios can be on a

24. Your Design Portfolio should do what?

25. Define Crit?

26. When critiquing work it is important to leave out ____________________ when evaluating the work.
27. What are examples of all the different types graphic design?

28. It is essential for a graphic designer to do what? This will ensure the success of any design.

29. Define visual path

30. Define Closure, Expression, Optical Illusion, and Abstract?

Closure –
Expression –
Optical Illusion –
Abstract –

31. Graphic designers must observe, asking questions, research, plan in order to get a great design. What
else is important?

32. Define Design Hierarchy?

33. What are the 2 essential components in making up designs?

34. Chapter 4 is all about Identity. What is designing identity?

35. What else is essential to know before you can create an identity?

36. What key can be pressed to multiple select?

37. What is the difference between the direct and the indirect selection tool?
Direct selection tool -
Indirect selection tool-

38. What are other names for Illustrator files?

39. What are artboards and how many can you have per file?
40. Where are the rulers when you open a new Adobe document?

41. What does Object> transform allow a design to do?

42. What is the difference between vector images and pixel images?
Vector images -
Pixel images –

43. Explain the difference between the paintbrush/pencil tool and the pen tool?
The paintbrush/pencil tool -
The pen tool allows -

44. What are Guides and how do they benefit a designer?

45. Define stroke?

46. Are the gradient panel and gradient tool the same thing? Explain?
The gradient panel -
The gradient tool -

47. How can the swatch panel help because it differs from the color panel?

48. What is the mesh tool? Give an example of an object that the mesh tool would really help achieve
realistically?

49. Images created in Illustrator are automatically saved as? What is the universal format for Illustrator?

50. Describe how a graphic designer is successful outside of high school?