Design History
This English scientist created the color wheel using a prism.
Isaac Newton (1665)
People are more likely to forget something when it is in these 2 colors.
Black and White
This font is the most hated font in the word, as noted by graphic designers.
Comic Sans, closely followed by Papyrus.
This term means "unified whole". It refers to theories of visual perception developed by German psychologists in the 1920s and is often used in logo design.
What is Gestalt theory?
How much did the design of the original Nike logo cost?
$35 (and it was made by a student!)
In the late 1960s, what style featured swirls, obscure fonts transformed into shapes, and bright colors in the often hard-to-read designs for rock and roll concerts?
What is Psychedelic poster style?
This is the first color a baby sees.
Red.
Johannes Gutenburg printed the first Bible in this font.
Textura
This part of the brain is the one in charge of the most basic instinct and quick decision-making. Sounds familiar? The first impressions that every product does to people are important.
The old (instinct) brain.
This program created in the 1960's was the first computer graphic design software.
Sketchpad.
This country claims fame for having the first significant logo designers?
Egypt. In the 13th century they used to brand domestic animals with hieroglyphs to mark ownership of their animals.
This term is used to describe an ongoing and irrational fear of colors that can have a negative impact on a person’s daily activities.
Chromophobia, or chromatophobia
This font, created in the 1950's by Max Miedinger, was was first introduced in the 20th Century and soon became one of the most popular fonts in the world…
Helvetica
This is subfield of research concerned with various theoretical approaches towards understanding and delineating design principles
Design Theory
The first website was created in this year.
British computer scientist, Tim Berners-Lee, created the first website on August 6, 1991.
February 1990
This color was the first color to be named Pantone Color of the Year in 2000.
Cerulean
This person designed Georgia, Verdana and Tahoma typefaces.
Matthew Carter
This type of "-ticians" study how signs are used to convey meaning and to shape our perceptions of life and reality.
Semioticians
The graphic design industry was worth this much money in 2021 globally.
$56M (will also accept $45.8)
This book designer coined the term "Graphic Design" in 1922.
William Addison Dwiggins
Farmers use this color light to stimulate Chicken growth.
Blue-green light.
People associate this font with stability.
Times New Roman, Arial and Cambria.
This animal is particularly attracted to dark colors.
Mosquitoes