Monday, October 26, 2009

joan roe

Hey everyone,

Here are my copied/ pasted Q's.

Joan



JR Intro. When processing the contents of a visual message, the human mind: B
a. instinctively devotes the most attention to recognizable elements in the design.
b. attempts to simplify and group elements to make sense of the overall message.
c. should be actively aware that it is reading the message.
d. is inherently lazy and will stop concentrating on a design after it is able to identify all text.

JR Checklist. Image captions should be formatted so that they serve to: A
a. attract attention to the image while explaining its significance in the story.
b. simplify the overall idea for the reader, regardless of the image.
c. stand out like mini-headlines beside the body text.
d. draw attention away from the story to an aside point.

JR Ch1. BLEED IS DEFINED AS IMAGERY OR LETTERFORMS THAT RUN OFF THE TRIMMED EDGE OF A PAGE, WHEREAS FULL BLEED IS: B
a. imagery or letterforms that run off one edge of a page
b. imagery or letterforms that run off all four edges of a page
c. only letterforms that run off all four edges of a page
d. only imagery that runs off all four edges of a page

JR Galleries. Which was NOT a tent community at the Dome Colony X installation? C
a. ecology b. gastronomy c. apiary d. literary

JR Ch2. Symmetry is balance through similarity while asymmetry is balance through: A
a. contrast b. dissimilarity c. approximation d. motion

JR Ch3. What event marked the birth of graphic design as an educational discipline and as a profession? B
a.New York modern movement b.founding of Bauhaus school c.Muller-Brockmann's International style

JR Ch4. Another name for uneven column bottoms (which differ in length by at least three lines) is: B
a. corrugated columns b. scalloped columns c. rough edge columns d. sawtooth columns

JR Ch5. When executed well, similitude can create visual unity. When taken to an extreme, it can result in a design that is: B
a. complex b. dull c. transgressional d. conceptual

JR Glossary: A word or word fragment that appears at the top of a column is called an: A
a. orphan b. outlier c. outlaw d. oddball

JR ScherLecture. In the 70’s, type as image was considered radical and also: C
a. ethnic b. peacenik c. budget d. psychedelic

JR Ch6. Which of the following is a design truism? D
a. fullness balanced with emptiness b. everything has a shape, including emptiness c. we read from left to right d. all of the above

JR MZALecture. Which two rivers were overlapped in the creation of one of the YouAreNotHere maps? B
a.Hudson and Nile b.East and Tigris c.Hudson and Tigris d.East and Nile
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update5

Hi everybody,

I have just sent to Marina the questions I wrote and White selected from
Chap 5, 6 and MZA, PS and Italians lectures.
So just in case she does not have time to update our website, there are:

Hi Marina,
for our website:

Paula Scher’s lecture:
1) Why PS is painting absurd complicated maps?
b) because she needs to balance herself between graphic design job which
is very controlled and involving a team and her painting hobby which is
totally free and uncollaborative.

Chap 5:
1) Unity can be achieved by… b) manipulating proximity, similarity,
repetition and theme variations. (page 59)

Chap6:
1) Cipe Pineles (1908-1991) said: “Design is about making… b) Order out
of chaos.”

Muchon Zer Aviv’s lecture:
1) Guy Debord, a French philosopher, created a board game named… c)
Kriespield.

Italians’ night:
1) Massimo Vignelli said “If you are never in, you are never out”
explaining that designer should not follow: b) the trends.
2) Francesco Cavalli thinks that because of Internet, graphic design
style and work became: a) universal and homogeneous.
3) Matteo Bologna said that typeface are very important for client
because they are like: c) “the voice of the client”

Sorry for this late up-date and enjoy your sunday!
Marie.

neal yangs q's

Here are my questions as well. Hopefully this is still helpful for you
guys.

Ch 2 and 3:
Crystallographic symmetry occurs when (pg. 33)
a. elements are distributed evenly across the space

How did International, or ³Swiss² style build upon the Bauhaus movement?
(pg. 46)
a. Showing hierarchy through grid, assymetry, and minimal typography

Ch 4 and 5:
The constent deep space at the top of a page or design is the definition of
what?
head sinkage

Different from simple similiarity of elements, Gestalt is a term used to
refer to a design¹s what?
a. wholeness

Ch. 6
According to John Ormsbee, in what stage of a project are we less concerned
with what it will look like and more concerned with what it will be? (pg.
71)
b. definition

Mushon's lecture
Which step of open source design deals with determining the basic building
block or code of communication?
a. granularity

Paula Scher:
For what country¹s rebranding did Paula Scher create a calendar comparing
the roman and cyrillic alphabets?
Serbia

updated3

Paula Scher’s lecture:
1) Why PS is painting absurd complicated maps?
b) because she needs to balance herself between graphic design job which
is very controlled and involving a team and her painting hobby which is
totally free and uncollaborative.

Chap 5:
1) Unity can be achieved by… b) manipulating proximity, similarity,
repetition and theme variations. (page 59)

Chap6:
1) Cipe Pineles (1908-1991) said: “Design is about making… b) Order out
of chaos.”

Muchon Zer Aviv’s lecture:
1) Guy Debord, a French philosopher, created a board game named… c)
Kriespield.

Italians’ night:
1) Massimo Vignelli said “If you are never in, you are never out”
explaining that designer should not follow: b) the trends.
2) Francesco Cavalli thinks that because of Internet, graphic design
style and work became: a) universal and homogeneous.
3) Matteo Bologna said that typeface are very important for client
because they are like: c) “the voice of the client”

Sorry for this late up-date and enjoy your sunday!
Marie.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

jessica apples:) QUESTIONS updated

Jessica Apfel


GD1 Questions
Who said the following: “A harminous design requres that nothing be added or taken away?” (Preface) A) Aaron Burns B) Alexander White C) Charles Lamb D) Virtuvious What is readabiltiy defined as? (Introduction, pg 7) A) The adequecy of an object to be deciphered. B) The adequeacy of an object to attract readers C) The adequecy of an object and how its presented D) The adequecy of an object and its typography choice. What can be considered the definition of good design? (Introduction, pg 1) A) Eye-catching visuals that fit the message B) Making the content a reader magnet C) An ordered message D) Order from chaos and randomness What are two things that publications need? (Introduction, pg 7) A) white space and readiabilty B) structure and flexibility C) structure and readiability D) white space and flexibility

Name the four communities that make up the dome colonies.
A) ecology dome B) gastronomy dome C) literary dome D) drums and skins dome

What is the name of the magazine that calls the Drums & Skins their headquarters?
Tom Tom Magazine: A Magazine About Female Drummers

In what state are the San Gabriels mountains located?
California

What years did George Grosz spend in America?
1933-1958

What is the name of the school that Grosz held a teaching position?
Art Students League

What two magazines did Grosz work for as an illustrator?
Esquire and Vanity Fair

Despite his many disappointments, Grosz found happiness with his wife and sons on what beach?
Cape Cod

In what city did Grosz return to and later died in 1959?
Berlin

Two kinds of balance are symmetry and assymmetry. If symmetry is balanced by similarity, than assymmetry is balance through _____. (pg 31)
A) dissimilar halves B) contrast C) active space D) negative space

The three types of symmetry are: (pg 33)
A) bilateral, radial and rotational B) bilateral, passive, and crystalliographic C) lateral, radial, and crystalliographic
D) bilateral, radial/rotational and crystalliographic

What is another name for crystalliographic symmetry? (pg 33)
A) wallpaper B) background C) "all-over pattern" D) passive space

According to Jan Tschichold, what "arrangements are more flexible and better suited...to the needs of today?" (pg 35)
A) unsymmetrical arrangements B) symmetrical arrangements C) assymetrical arrangements

What idea DOES NOT signify empty space? (pg 39)
A) quality B) clean C) poor D) purity

Though the first "sans serif" type was invented in 800, who popularized the font in London 15 years later? (pg 41)
A) John Baskerville B) Christophe Plantin C) Baruch Gorkin D) Vincent Figgins

Six of the most important examples of semiotics were given in Chapter 3. Which of these examples are defined as "a sign of nonrepresentational idea? (pg s 42 & 43)
A) ideogram B) symbolic C) diagram D) pictogram

Graphic design evolved as a profession in the mid-twentieth century from commercial artists in the trades of printing, typesetting, and ________. (pg 44)
A) journalism B) magazines C) illustration D) magazines

Explored malleable, distorted letterforms, and organic, art noveau can be used to describe what art movement?
A) art noveau B) expressionism C) cubism D) modern E) psychedelia

M.F. Agha introduced American magazine readers to the first use of sans serif type, full color photos, and full bleed images at Vogue and ______.
A) Fortune B) Rolling Stone C) Vanity Fair D) Leslie's Weekly

Name 3 of 5 ways in which you can make your design similar. (pg 53)
1. Keep it simple. 2. Build an organized grid system 3. Unify meaning of images and type 4. Express continuity 5. Stick to a style

There are 2 useful ways to create unity; consistent type and ________. (pg 55)
white space

William A. Dwiggins created more than 18 typefaces. The book gives 3 examples; caledonia, electra, and _______. (pg 51)
metro
When design elements share a similar size, color, shape, position, or texture, it is known as _________. (pg 59)
a) proximity b) similarity c) repetition d) theme with variations

According to Gestalt, a good way to intrigue interest within the viewer and provide a sense of unity is to include_______.
(pg 61)
a) closure b) continuation c) figure/ground d) similarity

What is the best way to show hierarchy? (pg 63)
a) similarity b) proximity c) continuation d) scale

Designs that trigger feelings of classicism, formality, and constancy offer what kind of balance? (pg 65)
a) assymetrical b) overall/mosaic c) equilibrium d) symmetical

What color is often associated with the word passive? (pg 67)
a) brown b) violet c) gray d) yellow

What level is at the bottom in Marshall McLuhan's three-leve "hierarchy of communication?" (pg 67)
a) words b) symbos c) colors d) consciousness

If _____ colors move elements forward, than ______ colors move elements back. (pag 67)
a ) cool, warm b) hot, cool

According to the seven design components, it is necessary in good design to have one element ____ in the context. (pg 69)
a) unified b) spaced c) dominate d) balanced

What is a good example of logical hierarchy? (pg 69)
a) using the center of the page as a starting point
b) using the top left corner of the page as a starting point
c) using the bottom left corner as a starting point
d) using the top right corner as a starting point

Which of the following statement are NOT true? (pg 71)
a) closeness connects while distance separates
b) start at the top and work down the page
c) fullness should be balanced with emptiness
d) everything has a shape, excluding emptiness

Design evolves on two levels. One is to find a way to appeal to reader's need to understand the context by providing meaning. The other is to ________. (pg 73)
a) seek relationships of form b) think in shapes c) use color purposefully d) use a logical hierarchy

In the lecture, youarenothere.org gives tours of cities through different cities. In what city does the Tour of Gaza take place?
a) New York b) Gaza c) Tele Aviv d) Boston

What 1970's war game did Mushon try to recreate as a computer game?
a) War b) Strategy c) Battleship d) Kriegspiel

What does shiftspace.og allow users to do?
a) edit and shift the web b) swap houses c) swap designs d) another Craigslist

An example of a resource sharing/open culture committee via the web is what?
a) Facebook B) Wordpress c) blogspot d) MySpace






Monday, October 19, 2009

POINT LINE PLANE : if this helps anybody?

Point, line, and plane are the building blocks of design. From these elements, designers create images, icons, textures, patterns, diagrams, animations, and typographic systems.


Point A point marks a position in space. In pure geometric terms, a point is a pair of x, y coordinates. It has no mass at all. Graphically, however, a point takes form as a dot, a visible mark. A point can be an insignificant fleck of matter or a concentrated locus of power. It can penetrate like a bullet, pierce like a nail, or pucker like a kiss. A mass of points becomes texture, shape, or plane. Tiny points of varying size create shades of gray.

Line A line is an infinite series of points. Understood geometrically, a line has length, but no breadth. A line is the connection between two points, or it is the path of a moving point. A line can be a positive mark or a negative gap. Lines appear at the edges of objects and where two planes meet. Graphically, lines exist in many weights; the thickness and texture as well as the path of the mark determine its visual presence. Lines are drawn with a pen, pencil, brush, mouse, or digital code. They can be straight or curved, continuous or broken. When a line reaches a certain thickness, it becomes a plane. Lines multiply to describe volumes, planes, and textures.

Plane A plane is a flat surface exten– ding in height and width. A plane is the path of a moving line; it is a line with breadth. A line closes to become a shape, a bounded plane. Shapes are planes with edges. In vector–based software, every shape consists of line and fill. A plane can be parallel to the picture surface, or it can skew and recede into space. Ceilings, walls, floors, and windows are physical planes. A plane can be solid or perforated, opaque or transparent, textured or smooth.

NOTES frm PART of CHAPTER 6

chapter 6

gd1


oct 19th


think of shapes


design evolves


leon battista alberti

1406 1472


7 design components


unity

gestalt---a designs wholeness

space

dominance

hierarchy

balance

color


it is not possible to just select one and dismiss the others


they come bundled as a group


good design ...1 element dominate the others in the context of a wholeness for the design


balancing one large or bRIGHT element against a few smaller or muted ones


choose the emphasis before starting a design


function in design in paramount


what is the message>

choose the picture that tells the story

FROM : LYNN: PAULA SCHER QUESTIONS AND MORE

  1. How does Paula correct mistakes in her paintings?

    A: She layers

  1. When Paula Scher embarks on a design she always aims on her design to be what?

    A: different

  1. Where did Paula Scher earn her BFA?

    A: Teyler’s school of Art

  1. Why is Paula Scher painting absurd complicated maps?

    A:

  1. What is the name of the company Paula Scher is partner at?

    A: Pentagram

  1. What is Paula Scher’s favorite typeface?

    A: Accident Grotesque

  1. Sher’s paintings are best described as

    A: antidote for the bureaucracy of design

    8.

    A: Budget

  1. How did Paula Scher use Bloomberg’s existing company and business functions for design?

    A: She designed big numbers that seemed heroic

  1. For what countries’s rebranding did Paula Scher create a calander?

    A: Serbia

  1. Which of the following is not a type of symmetry?

    A: partial

  1. The Phoenicians developed a system that connected written symbols with…

    A: spoken sounds (phoenetics)

  1. The art of typography is concerned with

    A: beauty and utility

  1. (Glossary) A top of a column is called

    A: Orphan

  1. An other name for uneven column bottoms

    A: scalloped columns

  1. When executed well similitude can create community and result in a design that is

    A: dull

  1. Planning a consistent environment is one of the most important aspects of a designer’s

    A: work

  1. Gestalt (???)

    A: Figure/ground

  1. Different from simple similarity elements Gestalt is a ……

    A: wholeness

  1. A consistent deep space at the top of a page is the definition of what?

    A: Head sink age

  1. Dominance is closely related to……

    A: contrast

  1. Using space to create…..

    A: unity

  1. What term did Dwiggens coin?

    A: Graphic Design

  1. Color aids organization, gives emphasis and….

    A: divides direction

  1. What is it called if all design elements are in agreement?

    A: unity

  1. What are Hues?

    A: colors like red, green, yellow (distinct colors)

  1. What are the two most useful tools to create unity white space and

    A: consistent use of type

  1. Which of the below is not a way to develop an environment of similiarity

    A: always use margins and gutters among design elements

  1. What is Wulfgang Wijngardt’s point of view (?????)

    A: the investigation of elementary issues

  1. Overall balance lacks all but…..

    A: content

  1. You need to make important elements stand out by working on unity and contrast

    A: True

  1. Colors that are next to each other are called

    A: Analogues colors

  1. A design will be uneventful an uncommunicative without

    A: contrast

  1. Grunnenberger???

    35. What is a gutter?

    A: space between columns and pages in a bonded item

  1. What is the goal of a graphic design project?

    A: play with space

  1. When we talk about balance what do we mean?

    A: state of equalized tension

  1. There are how many ways to develop an environment of similarity?

    A: 5

  1. Gestalt is a german term to describe

    A: wholeness

  1. Baseline is an invisible line where….. on sit

    A: letterforms


GDQ1 quiz questions 1

GD 1 Quiz Questions

Introduction

Q: According to the Matthew Carter presentation, who said “accuracy was not the truth?

A: Henri Matisse

Q: What is readability defined as:

A: the adequacy of an object to attract readers

Q: According to Aaron Burns, what is the 4th form of communication?

A: Print

Q: Why is the author, Oberto Eco, quoted for William Randolph Heart’s castle in San Simeon?

A: Less is often more

Q: How do you make a design a reader magnet?

A: Insert readability and simplicity

Q: According to the Intro, the meaning of the message can be conveyed through:

A: Substituting form, physical form, emptiness (all of the above)

Q: When processing the contents of the visual message the human mind?

A: The human mind attempts to group and simplify the overall message

Q: Image captions should be formatted so they serve to do what?

A: Attract attention to the image to further explain the story

Q: According to Xerox Publishing Standards, their principle goals of page layout are:

A: Visual recognition and legibility

Q: What is the disorder associated with designing?

A: Horror vacui

Q: What 3 questions should a designer ask himself?

A:

- What are the elements I have to work with?

- Where do these elements go?

- What structure is necessary so they go together?

Which methodology suites us when we design?

A: Less is often more.

Q: True/False: We search for the unique relative unusualness

A: True

Checklist

Q: According to the designer’s checklist has all clutter an affect been eliminated?

A: Yes

Q: According to the checklist, should the reader be aware of the fact of reading?

A: No

Q: Which would be your strongest choice

A: logo: distinctive and not set type

Q: What is not an identity signal that should be used consistently for a magazine’s structure?

A: Headlines

Q: When looking at effective design the reader should be unaware of what?

A: Reading

Q: What 2 attributes directly affect elegance?

A: Function and duplicity

Q: What four elements make up the designers checklist?

A: Space, type, unity and page architecture.

Q: Why are most of the answers to the questions no?

A: …

Q: Does this color red help the word blood?

A: Yes.

Q: Is the type in this piece as large & legitable as possible?

A: No.

Q: Can negative space be positive space?

A: Yes.

Q: Design unity can be enhanced by limiting type and …

A: Color palettes

Gallery Questions

Who said: “Art upsets, science reassures?”

A: George Braque

What were George Grosz’s major successes in the 1920’s?

A: Ecce homo and Spiesser-Spiegel

Q: what 2 well known magazines did Grosz work as an illustrator?

A: Vanity Fair and Esquire

Q: Which was not a tent community at the Dome Colony X installation?

A: Apiary

Q: Why did critics say that Grosz’s work lost his audacity when he went to the US?

A: he stopped creating work with a political background.

Q: Grosz found joy in which city?

A: New York City

Q: What was the name of the group of works (Installation Exhibition) depicting post-nuclear creatures without bodies?

A: The Stickmen

Q: Which state are the Saint Gabriel Mountains?

A: California


Q: Where did Grosz teach?

A: Art Student League

Q: George Grosz’s artwork of dune landscapes in Cape Cod are characterized by what?

A: obvious eroticism

Q: What does Cacophonous mean?

A: Harsh and unpleasantly sound.

Q: Which interpretation for this painting fits the visual scene?

A: George Grosz’s parents own a bar

Chapter 1 Questions

Q: What are the three types of figure ground relationships?

A:

- Stable

- Reversible

- Ambiguous

Q: Space adds quality

A: True.

Q: Asymmetry suggests…

A: Motion and activity

Q: What is considered an ambiguous space?

    A: When background and foreground interact

Q: Space is what?

A: context

Q: Seeing potential emptiness

A: requires a shift of thinking

Q: Bleed is defined as imagery or letterforms that run off the rimes edge of a page, whereas full bleed is:

A: Imagery or letterforms that run off all four edges of a page.

Q: What does the term visual noise imply?

A: result of too many design elements

Q: Which of the following words refers to emptiness that “still has unrealized potential?

A: Leftover Space

Glossary questions

Q: Information placed at the end of the book that describes its production is the definition of a _______

A: Colophon

Q: The four methods of binding are edition binding, mechanical binding, saddle-stitched binding and __________

A: Perfect binding

Q: What famous magazine utilized the centerfold?

A: Playboy

Q: Give 2 examples of lower case letters with ascenders

A: d, k, h, k, f

GDQ1 numero uno POST for questions: UPDATE october: 19th

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