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Digital Design Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element does visual design share with other forms of design?

a)

designing with a group of users in mind

b)

designing for maximum visual impact

c)

designing to communicate a message

d)

designing for convenience of use

2.

In addition to the goal of designing things that are easy to use, which is another goal of MOST forms of design?

a)

to design things that never go out of style

b)

to design things that are meaningful to people

c)

to design things that are made of recycled materials

d)

to design things that meet with public approval

3.

A blueprint is to building designer as a _____ is to _____.

a)

message; a model

b)

pattern; a sketch

c)

layout; a print designer

d)

visual designer; UX

4.

Gina works as a set designer at a movie studio. Which type of designer does work that is the MOST similar to Gina’s?

a)

interior

b)

graphic

c)

fashion

d)

sound

5.

As a graphic designer, which type of deliverable does Uma MOST likely produce?

a)

product specifications

b)

blueprints

c)

patterns

d)

advertisements

6.

How long has the specific field of graphic design existed?

a)

about 100 years

b)

about 175 years

c)

about 200 years

d)

about 300 years

7.

What was the purpose of the English coat of arms imagery of the 1100s?

a)

to warn of approaching enemies

b)

to self-identify when in battle

c)

to lay claim to hostile territories

d)

to advertise wares and medicines

8.

During which century did the practice of putting signs on buildings and businesses begin?

a)

1700s

b)

1300s

c)

1800s

d)

1100s

9.

What was an immediate consequence of the invention of the printing press?

a)

More religious works were published around the world.

b)

The field of graphic design was born.

c)

Reading materials became available to more people.

d)

Signage and other symbol systems became less popular.

10.

What design elements are arranged by typography designers?

a)

patterns and textures

b)

colors and materials

c)

blueprints and floorplans

d)

letters and words

11.

What element dominated advertiser’s designs in the early 1900s?

a)

colors

b)

textures

c)

typography

d)

photography

12.

Which phrase BEST describes the Wiener Workstätte of Vienna, Austria?

a)

a creative collective

b)

a modern ad agency

c)

a school of design

d)

a design philosophy

13.

Which phrase BEST describes the Bauhaus philosophy of design?

a)

Design should reflect the sensibilities of the visual arts.

b)

Design should be integrated into everyday household objects.

c)

Design should be developed through schools of design.

d)

Design should separate form from function.

14.

Which designer helped popularize the term “graphic design” in the United States?

a)

Paul Rand

b)

Josef Hoffman

c)

William Addison Dwiggins

d)

Walter Gropius

15.

The shift from analog to digital can be seen in the shift from _____ to _____.

a)

newspapers; websites

b)

emails; picture postcards

c)

advertising; marketing

d)

photographs; pencils

16.

Which phrase BEST describes the world of graphic design today?

a)

modern but traditional

b)

always in flux

c)

part digital, part analog

d)

established

17.

Maya has been a graphic designer for 40 years. Before the era of digital design, how did she deliver work to her clients?

a)

by email attachment

b)

by storing it on an early version of the cloud

c)

by physically transporting it

d)

by describing it via telephone

18.

Which technology increased file transfer sizes?

a)

fiber optics

b)

mobile app technologies

c)

cellular networks

d)

networked kiosks

19.

Programs like Adobe Photoshop are the equivalent of which earlier invention?

a)

fiber optics

b)

typography

c)

printing press

d)

printed postcards

20.

Which invention has greatly reduced the complexity of installing software?

a)

networked kiosks

b)

cloud networks

c)

cellular networks

d)

interactive design

21.

Which person is using interactive media?

a)

Janis is watching a music video on her mobile device.

b)

Tamiko is answering quiz questions in her online course.

c)

Daryl is watching a slideshow that he timed to music on his PC.

d)

Pei is watching short animations on the web to learn a new skill.

22.

Which person is using multimedia?

a)

Angela is researching information at an automated kiosk in the mall.

b)

Ursula is texting pictures to a friend.

c)

Ahmed is watching a music video on his phone.

d)

Garret is posting vacation pictures to his social media account.

23.

What is another name for UX?

a)

interaction design

b)

user interface

c)

artificial intelligence

d)

customer experience

24.

Jackson was recently hired as a UX specialist at a software company. Which work task is he MOST likely to engage in?

a)

studying how users interact with interfaces

b)

creating complex user controls

c)

developing websites, online courses, and other digital resources

d)

adding interactivity and multimedia to static websites

25.

Mercedes got a degree specializing in UI design. Which work task is she MOST likely to perform?

a)

analyzing detailed user data

b)

building interfaces that are simple to use

c)

engineering the way customers feel about the company

d)

manipulating and juxtaposing visual design elements

26.

When Austin opened an old slideshow presentation in a new version of his presentation software, the software gave him 20 suggestions for new layout ideas. Which underlying technology is he using?

a)

interactive media

b)

artificial intelligence

c)

augmented reality

d)

extended reality

27.

Pei recently went to work for a company that designs augmented reality systems. Which type of content is she MOST likely to create for her clients?

a)

marketing messages

b)

public service announcements

c)

want ads

d)

simulated environments

28.

If Maggie’s teacher asks her to describe augmented reality briefly, which phrase would be an accurate response?

a)

immersive worlds

b)

virtual overlays

c)

realistic simulations

d)

algorithmic software

29.

Fiona, a UI designer with 20 years of experience, was asked to describe the relationship between society, technology, and the work of digital designers. Which answer reflects an accepted view of her field?

a)

As technology becomes more sophisticated, society will depend less and less on design.

b)

As cultures becomes more sophisticated, fewer people will need the skills of designers.

c)

As society becomes more digital, it will depend even more on digital designers.

d)

As software becomes easier to use, the need for designers will be reduced.

30.

When Garrison went to India on a business trip, he noticed how wildly different the advertisements looked compared to ads in the United States. What does his experience tell us about design and culture?

a)

Over time, design has become less global.

b)

Design is always rooted in culture.

c)

Design involves juxtaposing diverse elements.

d)

As technology shapes design, it also shapes us.

31.

In addition to writing Thoughts on Design, what is designer Paul Rand remembered for?

a)

designing advertisements

b)

designing interiors

c)

designing company logos

d)

designing typefaces

32.

In addition to developing new fonts and writing essays about design, what is designer William Addison Dwiggins remembered for?

a)

creating designs to communicate corporate identity

b)

writing about the rise of the digital revolution

c)

founding a school of industrial design

d)

coining the term “graphic design”

33.

What made Moser and Hoffmann’s Weiner Werkstätte so innovative?

a)

It incorporated the work of many types of artists.

b)

It represented an early use of digital technology.

c)

It embraced the idea of design for design’s sake.

d)

It was supported and sustained through private donations.

34.

If Gabriella was born at the beginning of the digital revolution, about how old would she have been when the transition from analog to digital was effectively complete?

a)

12

b)

23

c)

35

d)

42

35.

If Pablo spends most of his day working with patterns and textures, Pablo is MOST likely which type of designer?

a)

set designer

b)

graphic designer

c)

fashion designer

d)

architectural designer

36.

If Keisha spends most of her day working with props and room furnishings, Keisha is MOST likely which type of designer?

a)

graphic designer

b)

fashion designer

c)

architectural designer

d)

set designer

37.

If Sari spends most of her day arranging elements within a visual frame, Sari is MOST likely which type of designer?

a)

graphic designer

b)

architectural designer

c)

set designer

d)

fashion designer

38.

If Paul spends most of his day working on blueprints and sketches, Paul is MOST likely which type of designer?

a)

set designer

b)

architectural designer

c)

fashion designer

d)

graphic designer

39.

Which Chinese art form was an ancestor of modern typography?

a)

painting

b)

tattoo designs

c)

calligraphy

d)

sign making

40.

If Kendra and Dan start a school of design that follows in the footsteps of the Bauhaus tradition, which goal might they be expected to focus on MOST?

a)

supporting the collective vision of a group of artists

b)

creating successful advertisements

c)

combining usefulness and beauty in one design

d)

understanding user experience through user data

41.

A UX designer named Carson was asked to describe the difference between UX and UI. Which answer reflects an acceptable view of this difference?

a)

UX is for software design, and UI is for human use.

b)

UX is what customers experience, and UI is the way they experience it.

c)

UX refers to screen design, and UI refers to print design.

d)

UX is a series of steps, and UI is a series of screens.

42.

When Fran plays Pokemon GO on her phone, which underlying technology is she using?

a)

extended reality

b)

virtual reality

c)

augmented reality

d)

artificial intelligence

43.

When Jason puts on a headset to view a simulated 3-D environment, which underlying technology is he using?

a)

extended reality

b)

virtual reality

c)

augmented reality

d)

artificial intelligence

44.

When Ingrid uses the Auto Contrast feature in Adobe Photoshop, which underlying technology is she using?

a)

extended reality

b)

virtual reality

c)

augmented reality

d)

artificial intelligence

45.

Which foundational design element allows the designer to split content into meaningful sections?

a)

symbols

b)

lines

c)

textures

d)

typography

46.

You do not need to be an artist to be a good designer.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Design is highly dependent on the culture that exists around it.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Before the printing press, no technique existed for making copies of the Bible.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

XR (Extended Reality) is a mix between AR and VR.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The Bauhaus philosophy encouraged individual expression and shunned mass production.

a)

True

b)

False