Adobe Visual Design Certification
Review Exam Questions and Answers
Copyright - Answers -protection for intellectual property
Intellectual property - Answers -consists of anything an individual has written or created
(music, text, pictures, photographs, sounds, etc.)
Fair use - Answers -the right to use copyrighted material for education, research,
criticism, or news reporting; requires you to give credit to the author or creator
Derivative works - Answers -based on another work where only the changes are
protected.
Public domain - Answers -works with copyrights that are expired or abandoned
Rules of Copyright - Answers -1. You cannot use copyrighted material without written
permission from the creator of the material (or from its copyright holder)
2. You must assume that all material from another source is protected
3. Journalistic Code of Ethics
Journalistic Code of Ethics - Answers -1. Journalists should be honest in gathering,
reporting, and interpreting information
2. Journalists are accountable to their audience and colleagues
3. Journalists should present the news impartially and fairly, clearly representing various
perspectives in a story
4. Journalists should treat sources, subjects, and colleagues with respect
Developing a plan - Answers -define, design, build, test
Developing a plan: Define - Answers -goals, target audience, resources allocation, task
owners
Developing a plan: Design - Answers -sketches, specifications and scope
Page layout - Answers -will be determined by the designer and approved by the client
Developing a plan: Test - Answers -may have to review and redesign; must meet initial
focus, purpose, and audience
Project review - Answers -happens after the completion, not at the beginning
,Audience Feedback - Answers -can only be delivered after project is complete
File types - Answers -will be determined as the project moves foward
Project management: Core project management tools - Answers -record of expenses
and time, accurate notes of requirements and discussions, cost benefit analysis
Web: measurement - Answers -pixels
Web: default resolution - Answers -72 DPI
Web: color space - Answers -screens typically use RGB color space
"Save for Web" option in photoshop - Answers -preview JPEGs with different
compression settings before you save them
Print: resolution - Answers -300 DPI
Print: color space - Answers -CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) color space
Print: best format to save in - Answers -TIFF because it is compression free "aka
lossless"; other lossless formats are EPS and Adobe PSD
Video: color space - Answers -RGB is the color mode
Title-safe area - Answers -text within the title-safe area guarantees view ability; if it's not
in the title-safe area it may cause problems
Overscan - Answers -process used by most consumer tv sets that cuts off a portion of
the outer edges of the picture, allowing the center of the picture to be enlarged; can
preview with file>export>render video
JPG - Answers -most common file type for photorealistic images
GIF - Answers -a common file type when creating websites
TGA - Answers -a common file type when exporting from 3D application
PSD - Answers -photoshop document
PSB - Answers -photoshop's large document format that supports images larger than
30,000 x 30,000 pixels
Design Principles - Answers -movement, emphasis, unity, balance
, Movement - Answers -curved or spiral lines can be used to indicate the movement or
direction of an object in design, which can create an illusion of motion or lead the eye to
the elements of an image
Emphasis - Answers -the focal point is the most emphasized element of an image or
layout
Unity - Answers -principle of using similar elements and/or elements that work together
to make a coherent design
Balance - Answers -asymmetrical composition is used to arrange objects that are very
different to achieve an overall balance in a design layout
Types of Balance - Answers -symmetry (horizontal, vertical, diagonal), asymmetry,
radial
Design elements - Answers -line, shape, color, texture
Line - Answers -can be straight or curved
Shape - Answers -element of design related to height and width
Color - Answers -hue is another word for color; chroma is the intensity or purity of color;
tint is a color mixed with white; tone is a color mixed with gray; shade is a color mixed
with black
Visual Hierarchy - Answers -create an organized system for comprehension and to
emphasize certain information
Angle of View - Answers -take pictures from the subjects eye level to capture it
realistically, or change the angle to alter the point of view
Rule of Thirds - Answers -offset your picture to help focus the viewers eyes on the
subject
Close-ups - Answers -take close up pictures to capture details and highlight specific
objects
Dynamic Range - Answers -ratio of dark to bright regions
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging - Answers -take several pictures at different
exposure settings; these images can be combined late to achieve the artistic HDR effect
Typography Principles - Answers -readability (legibility), font family, font size, and line,
word & line spacing