Let’s Talk Vocab…Graphics: Design and Layout

Leah and Yuliana are working on a school magazine layout. They need to adjust the measurement of space between columns of text to make it look neat. What is this measurement called?

• Leading

• Kerning

• Gutter

• Tracking

Hani and Vanessa are working on a school project about light and colors. They learn that the primary colors using red, green, and blue are known as:

• Complementary Colors

• Subtractive Colors

• Secondary Colors

• Additive Colors

Yoshua and Hani are designing a poster for their school project. They need to decide on the white space defined by a grid at the four edges of the poster or around an object. What is this space called?

• Header

• Margin

• Footer

• Column

Justin and Juan are working on a corporate design project. They decide to use a symmetrical layout to convey a sense of stability and professionalism. What type of layout are they using?

• Formal Balance

• Passive Layout

• Hierarchy

• Organic Layout

Yuliana and Juan are designing a school newsletter. They notice that some areas of the layout are void of printed images. What are these areas called?

• White space

• Bleed

• Gutter

• Margin

Caylene is painting a mural and wants to adjust the lightness or brightness of a color, or where it hits on the white-to-black center axis. What aspect of color is she adjusting?

• Saturation

• Hue

• Value

• Chroma

Naitzy and Leah are working on a group art project. They want to create a sculpture that stands out in the exhibition. What design principle should they focus on to ensure their sculpture has a projection of emphasized structure or weight?

• Unity

• Harmony

• Rhythm

• Texture

Justin and Yuliana are working on a group project for their art class. They need to focus on balance, contrast, unity, rhythm, and hierarchy to create an effective design. What are these concepts known as?

• Color Theory

• Elements of Art

• Principles of Design

• Perspective

Dilan and Hani are planning to decorate their classroom. They need to consider line, shape, texture, space, size, and color to make it visually appealing. What are these aspects known as?

• Elements of Art

• Principles of Design

• Color Theory

• Perspective

Yoshua and Leah were discussing how different colors are perceived. Yoshua explained that a visual sensation is produced in the brain when the eye views various wavelengths of light. What is this sensation called?

• Texture

• Shape

• Color

• Brightness