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WSINYE Chapter 1: What is Design?

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Visual culture is ________.

a)

a language

b)

design

c)

extinct

d)

technology

2.

Graphic design refers to:

a)

The sandbox in which visuals and typography play.

b)

A branch of philosophy.

c)

The aesthetic function of visual form.

d)

Planning the organization of visual objects on paper or screen.

3.

The function of graphic design is to:

a)

Engineer visual culture

b)

Communicate messages visually

c)

Make fine art functional

d)

Organize the rules of fine art forms

4.

4. The three building blocks of graphic design are:

a)

history, aesthetics and culture

b)

visuals, typography and negative space

c)

information, emotion and flow

d)

industry, art and philosophy

5.

Good graphic design does what four things?

a)

captures attention, controls eye movement, conveys info, and evokes emotion

b)

follows function, drives visual culture, engineers messages, and democratizes art

c)

arranges visuals, organizes type, communicates messages, and creates community

d)

captures attention, attracts interest, creates desire, and generates action

6.

Good design results from a partnership between "___" as art and "___" as utility.

a)

function; type

b)

form; function

c)

design; type

d)

form; design

7.

This term refers to material artistry—what something looks like.

a)

function

b)

form

c)

type

d)

design

8.

This term deals with the expression and perception of beauty.

a)

aesthetics

b)

design

c)

art

d)

form

9.

Design always has a job to do, and that job influences the design’s ____.

a)

beauty

b)

type

c)

form

d)

function

10.

TRUE or FALSE: Design has to be practical.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The function in “form follows function” refers to the ______ of the design.

a)

usefulness

b)

beauty (aesthetics)

c)

typography

d)

uniqueness

12.

Design drives visual culture simply means

a)

designs are complicated.

b)

all design is related by style trends.

c)

design and typography are not related to form and function.

d)

all the options listed are correct.

13.

True or False: If you have a good eye, you can make a game of matching any kind of design to the historical period that produced it.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Graphic design is planned by graphic designers planning their projects in detail on paper before ever sitting down at the computer.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Small sketches are called _____.

a)

renderings

b)

comps

c)

thumbnails

d)

roughs

16.

What serious functional problem can ugly design create?

a)

poor communication

b)

bad sketches

c)

multiple alignments on the layout

d)

poor craftsmanship

17.

Technically, _____ refers to a plan for organizing visual objects in space.

a)

typography

b)

aesthetics

c)

communication

d)

graphic design

18.

The key ideas in graphic design are “plan” and “organize” for the purpose of “ ____.”

a)

communication

b)

form

c)

aesthetics

d)

design

19.

The _____ should control the audience’s eyes to move in a particular sequence from one thing to the next on the page or screen.

a)

thumbnail sketches

b)

arrangement (or layout)

c)

form

d)

typography

20.

Symbols, icons, illustrations, photographs, film and video, etc. refer to _____.

a)

typography

b)

negative space

c)

visuals

d)

none of the options listed are correct

21.

White Space is also referred to as ____.

a)

negative space

b)

open space

c)

visuals

d)

layout

22.

True or False: Negative space always has weight and structure in graphic design.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The best advice for improving your visual communication is to ______.

a)

break all the rules

b)

capture the audience's attention

c)

practice looking at layouts and typography

d)

study fine art

24.

There are two categories that explain how breaking the rules can produce good design that communicates. They are _____ and _____.

a)

typography; use of white space

b)

professional license; changing design trends

c)

illustration; color theory

d)

sketches; layout

25.

True or False: When breaking the design rules, it’s okay to break the rules of design out of ignorance.

a)

True

b)

False