1. Why is it important to identify safety issues and to safely operate equipment utilized in the classroom?
These issues are important because they ensure that you are not at risk while in your workplace. They can prevent damage not only to yourself but can also prevent damage to others as well.
2. How do interpersonal and employability skills affect both your everyday life and your future?
They can help you get along with people in your workplace and in your daily place. Interpersonal skills can help make you more social. Employability skills, in the long run, can not only help you to get a job but can also make you a more honest and diligent person.
3. What is graphic design and why is it important to communicate visually?
Graphic design is creating an image with pictures and text that appeals to the audience and sends a message. It is important to communicate visually because visual communication is user-friendly. It also helps get a point across quickly and is useful in conveying messages to people regardless of what language they speak or read.
4. What are the elements of design, and how can they be incorporated into a design?
The elements of design are line, shape, color, space, value, and texture. Line can be used to help provide readability. Shape can be used to fill up particular areas of space in a design. Different textures and values can help provide variety and contrast in a design. The same can be done with color, which can be used in a harmonious color scheme.
5. What is a vector-based design and how is it created?
A vector-based design is a graphic that uses points, lines, and shapes instead of pixels. It is created by using the application Adobe Illustrator.
6. How is color used effectively in graphic design?
Color is used to create interest in a a viewer and attract them to the design. They make the viewer feel excited with warm colors or relaxed with cool colors.
7. What is a raster-based image and how is it created?
A raster-based image is an image made of pixels and it is created in the program Photoshop.
8. How does the manipulation of size and resolution affect digital images?
This can affect the qualities of images on screen or on a page. A 72 dpi resolution is needed for screen display, and a 300 dpi resolution is needed for printing on a page. The higher the resolution, the better the quality.
9. What are the principles of design and how can they be used within a design?
The principles of design are concepts which dictate the placement of elements in a design. They can be used to maintain interest in a design and not make it chaotic.
10. What is the function of type within a design?
Type is used to actually "say" the message of a design. It helps tell the target audience what message the design is trying to convey.
11. How do designers use a page layout program?
Designers use a page layout program to layout the design of publications like posters and magazines.
12. What steps does a designer take to design a page layout from concept to final product?
A designer researches the audience and concept, brainstorms, draws thumbnails of the design, and then executes the actual creation of the design.
13. What are the key developments in the history of visual communication? How did these developments shape our industry?
The Sumerians created cuneiform, the world's first alphabet. This started the process of writing. The Egyptians continued this process by using hieroglyphics. The Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans made the alphabet more phonetic and allowed for the formation of sentences. The monks of the medieval age started the tradition of using books. The Gutenberg printing press was developed in about 1450. This allowed for an easier production of books. Eventually, the linotype machine allowed for the quicker creation of text. The invention of photographs allowed for moments to be instantly recorded in time. FInally, the computer allowed for more advanced methods of graphic design which involved vector graphics, manipulated raster images, and more advanced posters.
14. What careers are available within the field of graphic design? What professional organizations are associated with the industry?
Careers like photographers, creative directors, art directors, and managers are available in this industry. Professional organizations associated with the industry are PIAG, SPD, AIGA, PPA, NPPA, and NAPP.
15. What is a logotype and how is it created?
A logotype is a graphic that is used by a commercial organization for recognition. It is created by using Adobe Illustrator. Colors significant to the organization are used, and the logotype is kept simple.
4. What are the elements of design, and how can they be incorporated into a design?
The elements of design are line, shape, color, space, value, and texture. Line can be used to help provide readability. Shape can be used to fill up particular areas of space in a design. Different textures and values can help provide variety and contrast in a design. The same can be done with color, which can be used in a harmonious color scheme.
5. What is a vector-based design and how is it created?
A vector-based design is a graphic that uses points, lines, and shapes instead of pixels. It is created by using the application Adobe Illustrator.
6. How is color used effectively in graphic design?
Color is used to create interest in a a viewer and attract them to the design. They make the viewer feel excited with warm colors or relaxed with cool colors.
7. What is a raster-based image and how is it created?
A raster-based image is an image made of pixels and it is created in the program Photoshop.
8. How does the manipulation of size and resolution affect digital images?
This can affect the qualities of images on screen or on a page. A 72 dpi resolution is needed for screen display, and a 300 dpi resolution is needed for printing on a page. The higher the resolution, the better the quality.
9. What are the principles of design and how can they be used within a design?
The principles of design are concepts which dictate the placement of elements in a design. They can be used to maintain interest in a design and not make it chaotic.
10. What is the function of type within a design?
Type is used to actually "say" the message of a design. It helps tell the target audience what message the design is trying to convey.
11. How do designers use a page layout program?
Designers use a page layout program to layout the design of publications like posters and magazines.
12. What steps does a designer take to design a page layout from concept to final product?
A designer researches the audience and concept, brainstorms, draws thumbnails of the design, and then executes the actual creation of the design.
13. What are the key developments in the history of visual communication? How did these developments shape our industry?
The Sumerians created cuneiform, the world's first alphabet. This started the process of writing. The Egyptians continued this process by using hieroglyphics. The Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans made the alphabet more phonetic and allowed for the formation of sentences. The monks of the medieval age started the tradition of using books. The Gutenberg printing press was developed in about 1450. This allowed for an easier production of books. Eventually, the linotype machine allowed for the quicker creation of text. The invention of photographs allowed for moments to be instantly recorded in time. FInally, the computer allowed for more advanced methods of graphic design which involved vector graphics, manipulated raster images, and more advanced posters.
14. What careers are available within the field of graphic design? What professional organizations are associated with the industry?
Careers like photographers, creative directors, art directors, and managers are available in this industry. Professional organizations associated with the industry are PIAG, SPD, AIGA, PPA, NPPA, and NAPP.
15. What is a logotype and how is it created?
A logotype is a graphic that is used by a commercial organization for recognition. It is created by using Adobe Illustrator. Colors significant to the organization are used, and the logotype is kept simple.
