InDesign
What is the primary purpose of InDesign, what is it designed to do?
Text and layout design
What is the primary purpose of Photoshop, what is it designed to do?
Image editing and manipulation
What is the primary purpose of Illustrator, what is it designed to do?
Vector graphics and illustrations
What is the primary purpose of After Effects, what is it designed to do?
Motion graphics and effects
Which tool is used to manipulate existing anchor points and paths?
Direct selection tool
In typographic terms, the height of a letter is measured in ______ and the line length is measured in _______
points, picas
Name one advantage to using an adjustment layer in Photoshop
Non-destructive editing
Layering and blending
Illustrator would be best used in which situation?
Colorizing a black and white photo
Creating a logo
Setting up a document with multiple pages
All of the above
Creating a logo
What is the primary purpose of keyframes in after effects?
To animate properties over time
One way to unify the look of a composition is to work with a color scheme, such as monochromatic. Name another color scheme:
Achromatic
Triadic
Analogous (warm/cool)
Complementary Colors
Primary Colors
What is the easiest type alignment for people to read?
Flush left/Rag right
When creating or saving an image for web publishing, what size resolution is used?
72 p.p.i.
Name 2 benefits of using symbols in illustrator
If one instance of a symbol is edited, they all change.
Using symbols can reduce the file size.
To organize and manipulate layers and keyframes
What is the difference between RGB and CMYK?
CMYK is for print, RGB is for digital
What is the purpose of type hierarchy in design?
To create a visual distinction between different levels of text importance.
This is used in Photoshop to hide or reveal parts of a layer non-destructively
Mask
What is the function of anchor points in Illustrator?
To create and manipulate paths
Name two advantages for an animator to create a storyboard before beginning their animation:
Visualize sequence of animations
Defines shots and transitions
What are the 4 main type classifications?
Serif, sans serif, decorative, script
Packaging a document in InDesign is an important step before ending it to a commercial printer. Name 2 of the 5 components that will be collected in the package:
Fonts
.INDD
.IDML
Links (images and files)
What is a raster graphic?
An image that is divided up into pixels in a series of rows, with each pixel representing a color value
What type of graphic is infinitely scalable?
A vector graphic
What is the graphic line in After Effects that represents a position on the timeline called?
Playhead
List 4 different selection tools
selection
direct selection
marquee tool
object selection
quick selection
magic wand
lasso tool
magnetic lasso
polygonal lasso
path selection