Bachelor of Graphic Design Unit 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A logo must be reproduced at 2 inches wide in print at 300 DPI. What is the minimum pixel width the source file should be?
- 300 px
- 600 px (Correct answer)
- 150 px
- 72 px
Correct answer: 600 px
2 inches × 300 DPI = 600 pixels; the source file must be at least 600 px wide to print crisply at that size.
Question 2: Which unit is used in SVG files by default for coordinate and dimension values?
- Pixels (user units) (Correct answer)
- Points
- Millimeters
- Ems
Correct answer: Pixels (user units)
SVG uses abstract 'user units' that default to pixels unless a viewBox or unit attribute specifies otherwise.
Question 3: In typography, what is a 'cap height'?
- The height of lowercase letters
- The height of uppercase letters from the baseline (Correct answer)
- The total line height including descenders
- The distance between lines of text
Correct answer: The height of uppercase letters from the baseline
Cap height measures the vertical distance from the baseline to the top of a flat capital letter like 'H' or 'I'.
Question 4: What unit does CSS use for the 'ch' measurement?
- Character height of the current font
- Width of the '0' glyph in the current font (Correct answer)
- Character count per line
- Column height units
Correct answer: Width of the '0' glyph in the current font
The 'ch' unit equals the width of the '0' (zero) glyph in the current font, useful for setting text container widths.
Question 5: A European designer uses ciceros for typesetting. How many ciceros equal one pica?
- They are equal in size
- 1 cicero = 1.066 picas (Correct answer)
- 1 cicero = 0.833 picas
- 1 cicero = 2 picas
Correct answer: 1 cicero = 1.066 picas
A cicero (Didot system) is slightly larger than a pica (Anglo-American system), with 1 cicero equaling approximately 1.066 picas.
Question 6: When a designer sets type at '18/24', what do these two numbers represent?
- 18pt font size / 24pt leading (Correct answer)
- 18px width / 24px height
- 18pt cap height / 24pt x-height
- 18mm kerning / 24mm tracking
Correct answer: 18pt font size / 24pt leading
The notation '18/24' means 18-point type size with 24-point leading (line spacing), a standard typographic shorthand.
Question 7: In Illustrator's document setup, what unit system uses both large and small units called 'picas' and 'points' together in one field?
- Imperial
- Picas (Correct answer)
- PostScript
- Didot
Correct answer: Picas
Illustrator's 'Picas' unit mode displays measurements as picas and points together (e.g., 3p6 means 3 picas and 6 points).
Bachelor of Graphic Design Unit 4
A logo must be reproduced at 2 inches wide in print at 300 DPI.
What is the minimum pixel width the source file should be?