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History of Graphic Design
History of Graphic Design
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A fun final featuring questions relating to the book, Meggs History of Graphic Design.
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1
Art Nouveau's identifying visual quality...
geometric brightly color shapes
sharp corners and metal like frames
organic and plantlike vine
includes roses, lilies, and birds
2
What is movable type?
a suitcase full of block letters to take with you
individual characters grouped to form words to set for print
type that you can read forward and backwards
none of the above
3
Chinese created the first printing system called woodblock.
True
False
4
Graphic design doesn't typically use photos.
False
True
5
Egyptian writing system is called...
Hieroglyph
Petroglyph
Cuneiform
Pictograph
6
All of these describes the Renaissance school of thought, except.....
Combining art and science
A study on humanities
Non-religious
Foreshortening techniques
7
How many characters were in the Phoenician alphabet?
56
24
22
112
8
De Stijl artists sought to express ________ through the rules of their style.
the maximum tension between diametrical opposites
pure abstraction of natural forms
resolution of opposing forces
the mathematical structure of the universe
9
Monks hand lettered these...
Chinese Nursery Rhymes
Illuminated Manuscripts
Vows of Silence
Dictionaries
10
Designers who initiated the International Typographic Style held these philosophies except ...
Exaggerated claims of propaganda and commercial advertising
Objective content presenting information in a factual manner
Sans-serif typography set flush left and ragged right
Unity achieved by asymmetrical organization on grid
11
Graphic design has always been the same style.
False
True
12
Corporate identity is important because...
You need an ID to get into your building
Otherwise businessmen don't know who they are
You need to stand out from your competitors
It creates a consistant image of a corporation
13
What year was the printing press invented?
1450
1200
last year
1850
14
A sign that depicts a simplified representation of an object or activity is called what...
pictograph
symbol
clip art
button
15
Which of these are not a font.
Bauhaus
Bodoni
Garamond
Neville
16
As art director at Rolling Stone, Fred Woodward reinstated:
Art & Copy Teams
Hand Drawn Layouts
Digital Type Foundries
Oxford Rules
17
How is the linotype machine different from the printing press?
It couldn't mass produce bibles.
The linotype machine is steam powered.
It's not.. it's basically the same thing
The linotype machine was more efficient.
18
Who designed The Bald Soprano, one of the first graphic novels to use figurative typography?
Robert Massin
Milton Glaser
Seymour Chwast
Eugene Ionesco
19
What is the definition of Graphic design?
drawing things that are pretty
visual communication with text & images
creating designs on a computer
communicating with artists
20
Before the World Wide Web was created, the internet was a series of networks.
True
False
