Quiz: Graphic design students- how well do you know these terms?

11 Dec 2019

From typography-based designs to multisensory moving content, graphic design trends seem to transition every year. Yet, some graphic design concepts remain.

And with many different reasons to study under the umbrella of creative arts and design, securing a career in the creative sector may be a wise choice to make.

So if you’re already studying graphic design, or you’re aspiring to delve into the discipline, why not take this quiz to see if you can link these terms to their definitions?

What is Acrobat?

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A term used for flexible graphic designers that like to balance on a zip line after work.

A product developed by Adobe systems to create PDF (Portable Document Format) files.

A propellant using compressed air that to spray a liquid, such as paint or ink. Often used in illustration and photo retouching.

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What is feathering?

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A tool used in graphic design software that makes the edges of an image appear softer.

The term given to a graphic designer that primarily designs feather patterns.

A tool used to fill selected parts of an image with a selected color.

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What is kerning?

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A tool within graphic software that permits the user to gather, organise and re-edit their artwork.

Modifying the horizontal space between letters.

A form of data compression where detail is deleted as the file size is decreased.

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What is a negative space?

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Otherwise known as white space, this term refers to the area of a page that doesn’t contain images or words.

The first line of a paragraph appearing on its own at the bottom on a page with the remaining part of the paragraph appearing on the next page.

This can refer to the outside edge of a font or the outer edge of a vector graphic image drawn in a package such as Illustrator or Freehand.

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What is skeuomorphism?

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A style of design that creates a digital imitation of a physical object.

A term defining the three subtractive primary colours: cyan, magenta and yellow.

This term refers to a printing project’s basic details with regards to its dimensions.

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What is screen printing?

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A technique of printing by using a squeegee to force ink through an assembly of mesh fabric and a stencil.