Bachelor of Graphic Design Unit 4

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?

Accepted Answer

600 px

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Pixels (user units)

Answer

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'?

Accepted Answer

The height of uppercase letters from the baseline

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Width of the '0' glyph in the current font

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

1 cicero = 1.066 picas

Answer

A cicero (Didot system) is slightly larger than a pica (Anglo-American system), with 1 cicero equaling approximately 1.066 picas.

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