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DTP: Desktop Publishing

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Variation in stroke weight






2. Using a personal computer and desktop publishing software to combine text and graphics together on a page for publication.






3. Software that is designed specifically for easily manipulating text and graphics together on a page; some examples of layout software are Microsoft Publisher - PageMaker - and InDesign






4. A graphic image made up of tiny colored squares (pixels) that work together to form an image.






5. Each time you click when using a selection tool or the pen tool an anchor point is created; each point is the beginning of a new line segment.






6. The extent to which something blocks light. You can change the opacity of layers - filters - and effects so that more (or less) of the underlying image shows through.






7. The area on the page that includes only text.






8. The space within rounded letters such as b and d






9. A set of pages viewed together - such as the two pages visible whenever you open a book or magazine. Every InDesign spread includes its own pasteboard - which is an area outside a page where you can store objects that aren't yet positioned on a page.






10. Flatbed - film scanner - drum scanner






11. A feature that hides specific areas so that you can work on the part of the image that is not masked.






12. Lines extending from an anchor point; using the Direct Selection tool (hollow arrow) to push or pull the handles will change the shape of the curve.






13. A design that uses abbreviations or initials rather than the full company name.






14. The use of geometrical objects such as points - lines - curves - and shapes or polygon(s) - which are all based on mathematical expressions - to represent images in computer graphics.






15. Allows a user to be able to see on a monitor exactly how the text and graphics will appear on the page before printing the final copy






16. Used to be highest quality scans - use photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs) instead of CCDs to capture gray lvls






17. This affects the highlights - shadows - and midtones of an image.






18. Used to select the entire object.






19. A picture element - the smallest square of color in an image.






20. A previously made picture or image that can be used on the computer. Also called a graphic






21. A collection of assembled images.






22. A spot where you begin or end a line segment






23. A specific typeface combines with variations such as size - style spacing.






24. The space between columns in a multiple-column document.






25. A design for a set of characters (letters - numbers - and punctuation marks)






26. The purity of a hue or color.






27. Design elements that look different from surrounding features to create visual interest or specific focal points.






28. Tracking is the process of loosening or tightening a block of text. Kerning is the process of adding or subtracting space between specific pairs of characters.






29. Used to reference how dark the color is. For example - hunter is a shade of green. Shades are derived from a combination of hue and black.






30. The area on the page that includes only graphics.






31. Used to reference how light a color is.






32. The absence of text; the absence of images. White space is emptiness. It is negative space. But it's not wasted space. White space provides visual breathing room for the eye. It breaks up text and graphics. Add white space to make a page less cramped






33. Measure of points from top of ascenders to bottom of descenders






34. Coined the phrase Desktop Publishing and key producer of Aldus PageMaker.






35. An imaginary line through the thinnest parts of curved letters






36. The consistent use of important design elements that are echoed - or repeated - in some way throughout the design.






37. Imaginary lines dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect.






38. The strips of white space around the edge of the paper. Most word processors allow you to specify the widths of margins.






39. A design that uses a graphical symbol and the company name rendered in stylized type. This is probably the most widely used type of logo.






40. SPI






41. Transparent art - resolution much higher - deliver better dynamic range - for graphic arts market than general business






42. A design that primarily uses stylized text for imagery - no graphics.






43. The text in a frame can be independent of other frames - or it can flow between connected frames. To flow text between connected frames (also called text boxes) - you must first connect the frames. Connected frames can be on the same page or spread -






44. DPI






45. A path consists of the general outline of an object. Paths can be open or closed and can be made up of a combination of straight and curved segments.






46. Common scanner - flat artwork on sheet of glass - scanning mechanism moves under it to capture image - reflective art






47. The design principle stating that you group related items closely together.






48. A design that relies on graphics only (no text) to convey the identity of the company. Brandmark symbol logos are generally the most difficult logos to imprint within the minds of customers.






49. An image composed of text and/or graphics used to identify a business or product. It is used so that the public will remember the company or product easily each time they see it.






50. This is a type of font found in the typeface library that uses small pictures instead of letters. So - in place of an "A" - you might have a circle - or you might have a picture of a smiley face in place of a "c".