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Graphic Design Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Determines the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a paragraph.

a)

Leading

b)

Kerning

c)

Tracking

d)

Hierarchy

2.

The part of a lowercase letter that  

extends down below the baseline




(a)  

3.

A darker version of a hue. It is created when you add black to any colour.

a)

Tint

b)

Shade

c)

Value

d)

Saturation

4.

The process of adjusting the space between two individual characters, so that a word appears more evenly spaced.

(a)  

5.

Refers to the position of a colour around the colour wheel.

a)

Tint

b)

Hue

c)

Value

d)

Saturation

6.

What is the missing property of line?

Colour, Style, Texture, ?

(a)  

7.

These colours could be described as...

(a)  

8.

How would you describe the alignment of the text in the image?

a)

Centred

b)

Right justified

c)

Left justified

d)

Fully justified

9.

In this piece of typography, the letter 'H' can be seen in the

(a)  

10.

In which discipline of graphic would designers be expected to create...

exhibitions, murals, event and conference spaces, museum displays

a)

Packaging Design

b)

Marketing and Advertising

c)

UX Design

d)

Environmental Graphics

11.

In which discipline of graphic would designers be expected to create...

leaflets and flyers, magazine and newspaper advertisements, posters, banners and billboards


a)

Packaging Design

b)

Marketing and Advertising

c)

UX Design

d)

Environmental Graphics

12.

In which discipline of graphic would designers be expected to create...

logos, brand identity and style guides


a)

Packaging Design

b)

Marketing and Advertising

c)

Visual Identity

d)

Illustration

13.

In this job you will take designs that have been created by a Graphic Designer or a Packaging Designer and prepare them for production. This involves checking the design and making changes or corrections to the text, images or layout. You will use a wide range of computer graphics software packages in your work.




(a)  

14.

In this job you will use sequential images of drawings, puppets and models to produce films for commercials, computer games, music videos and websites.





(a)  

15.

In this job you will develop the initial visual concepts (characters, props, vehicles, environments)





(a)  

16.

Being employed with an established organisation or brand.

You would likely be part of a small team of designers or possibly even the only one.

a)

Freelance Graphic Designer

b)

In-house Graphic Designer

c)

Agency Graphic Designer

d)

Amateur Graphic Designer

17.

Works for themselves independently and can work on multiple projects for multiple clients simultaneously. They can work from anywhere and choose their own working hours.

a)

Freelance Graphic Designer

b)

In-house Graphic Designer

c)

Agency Graphic Designer

d)

Amateur Graphic Designer

18.

Works within a small team for a range of companies or brands, usually in an office or creative space.

a)

Freelance Graphic Designer

b)

In-house Graphic Designer

c)

Agency Graphic Designer

d)

Amateur Graphic Designer

19.

A type of design brief that requires graphic designers to create designs for business (promotional) purposes,  rather than for strictly aesthetic purposes.

a)

Commercial

b)

Competition

c)

Collaborative

d)

Open Call

20.

A type of design brief that allows you to have a large degree of freedom to experiment with a range of design proposals (ideas).

a)

Commercial

b)

Competition

c)

Collaborative

d)

Open Call

21.

A type of design brief that allows clients to work with more than one designer on a brief. It brings  together different ideas, roles, and team members to create varied ideas to choose from.

a)

Commercial

b)

Competition

c)

Collaborative

d)

Open Call

22.

A type of design brief that rewards designers. This type of brief is a great opportunity for designers to gain recognition for their design work within the creative community and get noticed by potential clients and future employers.

a)

Commercial

b)

Competition

c)

Collaborative

d)

Open Call

23.

Find the odd one out...

a)

Drawing Tablet

b)

Camera

c)

Paintbrush

d)

Sketching

24.

Find the odd one out...

a)

Drawing Tablet

b)

Scanning

c)

Photography

d)

Sketching

25.

Images that graphic designers can only use if they pay a licence fee to the creator.

(a)  

26.

What are these factors known as in Graphic Design?

Personal, Social, Cultural, Economic and Political

a)

Contextual Factors

b)

Copyright Considerations

c)

Disciplines

d)

Consumer Factors

27.

Design principle that describes how close together or far apart elements of a design are.

(a)  

28.

Design principle that describes the relative importance of elements within a layout.

It is the way in which certain elements of a design are given prominence, dominance or priority over others

(a)  

29.

Design principle that describes the way in which design elements are placed in opposition with each

other:

o dark / light

o thick / thin

o large / small

o traditional / contemporary

(a)  

30.

Design principle that describes the way in which design elements are arranged throughout a design:

o symmetrical

o asymmetrical

o radial

(a)  

31.

A fill style that gradually changes from one colour to

another across the surface of the shape.

(a)  

32.

Which line style looks calm and stable

a)

Vertical

b)

Horizontal

c)

Zig-zag

d)

Diagonal

33.

Which line style looks formal or grand

a)

Vertical

b)

Horizontal

c)

Zig-zag

d)

Diagonal

34.

The word that describes “to trim” or “cut back”.

The tool in most CAD graphics programs that is used to trim off the outside edges of a

digital image or change it's overall shape.

(a)  

35.

Blank areas (not always white) that make a

positive contribution to the look and effectiveness of design.

(a)  

36.

Colours that sit directly opposite each other on the

colour wheel

(a)  

37.

Colour (a)   describes colours that work well together in a piece of design work.

38.

A small, decorative stroke at the end of a main stroke of a letter

form.

(a)  

39.

A font style that looks like joined up handwriting

(a)  

40.

Most common file format for storing and transmitting photographic images.

Small File Size. Supported format with good compatibility. Has good colour range.

(a)