Typography and Layout

Question 1

What are you adjusting when you set your 'Kerning'?

Accepted Answer

Spacing between letters

Question 2

Where in Europe was Gutenburg based?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 3

What is the standard value of bleed in the UK?

Accepted Answer

1cm, 0.393700787 inches, 10mm

Question 4

How big are business cards in millimeters?

Accepted Answer

85.60 × 53.98 mm

Question 5

What does CMYK do?

Accepted Answer

Optimises your document for print, Shows you the colours onscreen as they will come out printed

Question 6

What is Typography, generally speaking?

Accepted Answer

Designing letterforms, Art of arranging type

Question 7

What is a place or business that create typefaces called?

Accepted Answer

Foundry

Question 8

What is the 'bleed' in terms of printing and layout?

Accepted Answer

The spare edging on documents

Question 9

What is 'creep' in terms of design and layout?

Accepted Answer

The dimensional effect of folding pages

Question 10

[RAPID ROUND] What is the part in red called?

Accepted Answer

Descender

Question 11

What are 'Rivers' in terms of typography?

Accepted Answer

Open space that flows through paragraphs

Question 12

What is 'Leading' in terms of typography?

Accepted Answer

The spacing between lines of text

Question 13

What letter did the inventor of the printing presses surname begin with?

Accepted Answer

G

Question 14

What resolution should you use when making documents for print?

Accepted Answer

300dpi, 301.1dpi

Question 15

What do you call this style of text?

Accepted Answer

Italic

Question 16

What is (normally) the baseline grid based off?

Accepted Answer

The smallest type on the page

Question 17

[RAPID ROUND] What do you call this part of a letter?

Accepted Answer

Ascender

Question 18

[RAPID ROUND] Sometimes you buy things at the...

Accepted Answer

Open Counter

Question 19

[RAPID ROUND] What do the lines in red represent?

Accepted Answer

X height

Question 20

What do typewriters use to transfer ink?

Accepted Answer

Ribbon

Question 21

What is 'Tracking' in terms of typography?

Accepted Answer

The uniform spacing between letters, A buzzword to do with online surveillance

Question 22

What does GSM stand for in terms of paper?

Accepted Answer

Grams per Square Meter

Question 23

What year did he build the first printer?

Accepted Answer

1439

Question 24

What is 'Pixel' short for?

Accepted Answer

Picture element

Question 25

[RAPID ROUND] What is the area in red called?

Accepted Answer

Counter

Question 26

[RAPID ROUND] What is the line in red representing?

Accepted Answer

Baseline

Question 27

What are these things?

Accepted Answer

Dingbats, Alternatve bullet points, Decoration

Question 28

How LONG is oversized A3?

Accepted Answer

450mm, 45cm

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