DTP

Question 1

What is alignment?

Answer 1

To line up text or other graphic material as
specified, using a base or vertical line as the
reference point.

Question 2

What is alignment used for?

Answer 2

To create a more organised and
attractive publication.

The viewer can easily see all important pieces of
information relatively quickly.

Question 3

What is an audience?

Answer 3

The group of people your graphic design is going
to be used to inform, persuade, educate or even
entertain.

Question 4

What does the designer need to think about when it comes to their audience?

Answer 4

How they will use different design method in order to attract the targeted audience.

Question 5

What is balance?

Answer 5

The arrangement of text and graphics on a page in
such a way as to create a feeling of order.

Question 6

How can balance be used?

Answer 6

To create either a formal or informal finished graphic.

To keep pages organised and visually appealing.

Question 7

What is bleed?

Answer 7

When any image or element on a page touches the
edge of the page, extending beyond the edge, leaving
no margin it is said to bleed.

Question 8

How is bleed used?

Answer 8

To give the final graphic a more professional look.

Gives a better feeling of depth

Question 9

What is a border?

Answer 9

A continuous decorative design or rule surrounding
the material on a page.

Question 10

What is a caption?

Answer 10

Text placed under an illustration to describe it.

Question 11

What is clipart?

Answer 11

Non-photo images created in a graphics program.
May be simple or complex. Hand-drawings scanned
into

A computer and manipulated in a graphics program
may also be considered clip art.

Question 12

How is clipart used?

Answer 12

To illustrate documents and articles.

Question 13

What is creative text?

Answer 13

Artistic text that makes use of texture, colour and
font styles to fit with a theme.

Question 14

What is colour and gradient fill?

Answer 14

Colour Fill: Filling a shape with a solid block of
colour. Used as shape backgrounds and flash bars
etc.

Gradient Fill: Used in much the same way as a colour fill, a
gradient fill fades from one colour into another, or
from a colour to transparency.

Question 15

What is a colour scheme?

Answer 15

A selection of colours you want to incorporate in
your design to enhance its message.

Question 16

What is cropping?

Answer 16

To delete unwanted parts of an image so that the
result is more useful.

Question 17

How is cropping used?

Answer 17

Cropping is used to edit the size and proportions of
graphics used in DTP.

It allows the viewer to focus on the most important
part of the graphic.

Question 18

What is a crop mark?

Answer 18

To show where the paper will be cut.

Question 19

What is a column?

Answer 19

A space in a publication that has particular
dimensions.

Question 20

How are columns used?

Answer 20

Usually filled with text, but sometimes with graphics.

This helps to keep text (or graphics) organised on
the page.

Question 21

What is contrast?

Answer 21

Contrasting colours are opposite each other on the
colour wheel.

Question 22

How are contrasting colours used?

Answer 22

Designers use contrasting colours to create exciting
and dynamic publications.

Question 23

What is depth?

Answer 23

Depth can be achieved in a publication through the
use of layering and shadows.

Question 24

What is depth used for?

Answer 24

It will make a publication look more professional and
dynamic.

It also allows for the most important parts of a
publication to stand out.

Question 25

What is dominance and emphasis?

Answer 25

Each DTP design requires a dominant element: a
headline, an illustration, white space-something that
focuses the design and defines its purpose

Question 26

What is dominance and emphasis used for?

Answer 26

To make a particular part stand out.

Question 27

What is a drop cap?

Answer 27

A large initial letter at the start of the text that drops
into the line or lines of text below.

Question 28

What is drop cap used for?

Answer 28

Brings the readers attention to the start of an
article.

Enlivens your text.

Question 29

What is a folio?

Answer 29

A small piece of text (usually at the bottom of the
page), showing information such as a website or a
page number.

Question 30

What is a folio used for?

Answer 30

To put more information on the
page without taking any attention away from more
important parts

Question 31

What is font?

Answer 31

A complete set of characters in a typeface/style.

Question 32

What must designers keep in mind when choosing a font for their publication?

Answer 32

Different fonts are suitable for different parts of a
publication. It is important to choose a font that
suits a theme.

Question 33

What is a footer?

Answer 33

Appearing at the bottom or foot of a page outside
the page margins, the footer is typically found in
books, booklets, newsletters, and magazines.

Text in a footer information related to the
document such as book title or chapter, author’s
name, or a date.

It is usually printed on every page of a document.