Graphic Design Pre-Test - Fall 2022

In Graphic Design what is a "Focal Point"?

• Visual path through the piece that the viewer follows.
• the division of the canvas into a grid system that allows for a more effective layout to be created.
• an area of interest, emphasis or difference within a composition that capture and hold the viewer's attention.
• the arranging of type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed.

In Graphic Design what is a "Eye Movement"?

• an area of interest, emphasis or difference within a composition that capture and hold the viewer's attention.
• the arrangement of text and visuals in an effective and complementary way.
• the placement of subjects in a work of art
• Visual path through the piece that the viewer follows.

In Graphic Design what is the "Rule of Thirds"?

• an area of interest, emphasis or difference within a composition that capture and hold the viewer's attention.
• Visual path through the piece that the viewer follows.
• the division of the canvas into a grid system that allows for a more effective layout to be created.
• the arrangement of text and visuals in an effective and complementary way.

In Graphic Design what is "Visual Hierarchy"?

• an area of interest, emphasis or difference within a composition that capture and hold the viewer's attention
• the order in which a designer creates their work
• uses principles like contrast, scale, balance which helps establish each element in its rightful place and helps the most important elements stand out
• Visual path through the piece that the viewer follows

In Graphic Design "Layout" is _______

• an area of interest, emphasis or difference within a composition that capture and hold the viewer's attention
• the arrangement of text and visuals in an effective and complementary way
• uses principles like contrast, scale, balance which helps establish each element in its rightful place and helps the most important elements stand out
• Visual path through the piece that the viewer follows

In Graphic Design “Proximity” is _____________?

• keeping related elements close together
• the arrangement of text and visuals in an effective and complementary way
• creating visual images using text
• the layout of text in a work

In Graphic Design “Lorem Ipsum” is _____________?

• keeping related elements close together
• the arrangement of text and visuals in an effective and complementary way
• a setting in page layout software that produces Greek dummy text
• creating visual images using text

The Gestalt theory is _____________?

• The process of organizing and composing words and images to create a message.
• The arrangement of text and visuals in an effective and complementary way.
• The overall impression of an image as a whole, rather than just the sum of its specific parts.
• The central indentation where two facing book or magazine pages meet.

What is “Typography”?

• the arranging of type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed
• the arrangement of text and visuals in an effective and complementary way
• creating visual images using text
• the layout of text in a work

What is a "Sans Serif" typeface?

• a font WITH decorative lines or tapers added to the beginning and/or end of a letter’s stem.
• a font WITHOUT the decorative lines or tapers added to the beginning and/or end of a letter's stem.