Bachelor of Graphic Design Unit 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In InDesign, what unit is the baseline grid most commonly set to for body text alignment?
- Picas
- Points (Correct answer)
- Millimeters
- Pixels
Correct answer: Points
Points are the standard unit for baseline grid increments in InDesign because they align precisely with type sizes.
Question 2: What does 300 DPI signify in print production?
- 300 dots per inch of ink resolution (Correct answer)
- 300 pixels in total image width
- 300 points per inch
- 300 color channels
Correct answer: 300 dots per inch of ink resolution
DPI (dots per inch) measures print resolution; 300 DPI is the industry standard for high-quality commercial printing.
Question 3: A designer is working in Illustrator and wants to create a business card sized 3.5 × 2 inches. Which document unit setting is most direct?
- Points
- Pixels
- Inches (Correct answer)
- Picas
Correct answer: Inches
Setting the document unit to inches lets the designer enter dimensions directly without converting from another measurement system.
Question 4: How many pixels per inch (PPI) is the standard for Retina display design assets?
- 72 PPI
- 96 PPI
- 144 PPI (Correct answer)
- 300 PPI
Correct answer: 144 PPI
Retina displays use 144 PPI (double the 72 PPI baseline), requiring @2x assets to maintain sharp rendering.
Question 5: Which typographic unit system is most common in American print design for specifying type size?
- Millimeters
- Points (Correct answer)
- Ems
- Ciceros
Correct answer: Points
Points are the dominant unit for type size in US print design, with 72 points equaling one inch.
Question 6: When exporting a Photoshop image for web, which resolution setting is standard?
- 300 PPI
- 150 PPI
- 72 PPI (Correct answer)
- 600 PPI
Correct answer: 72 PPI
72 PPI is the web standard for screen images; higher resolutions increase file size without improving on-screen quality.
Question 7: In CSS, what does 'rem' stand for and how does it differ from 'em'?
- Root em; relative to the root element's font size, not the parent (Correct answer)
- Responsive em; relative to viewport size
- Relative em; same as em but for margins
- Reset em; resets font size to browser default
Correct answer: Root em; relative to the root element's font size, not the parent
The 'rem' unit is always relative to the root (<html>) element's font size, preventing compounding inheritance issues that affect 'em'.
Bachelor of Graphic Design Unit 3
In InDesign, what unit is the baseline grid most commonly set to for body text alignment?