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Q: When were the first successful photographs made using a camera? a. 1300s d. early 1800s b. 1500s e. 190050 c. 16001750

Q: if you wanted to create a poster that displayed exactly the same information, and could be reproduced in thousands of copies, monoprinting would be a good process to use.

Q: Daguerreotypes are made on ________. a. celluloid film d. glass b. handmade paper e. canvas c. polished metal plates

Q: Printmakers Chicago, a commercial printing service, provides craftsmen who __________. a. recreate original imagery in print form b. find the right paper and surface appearance for the artwork c. provide expertise on archival quality for long-lasting prints d. do digital reproductions of original work e. all of the other answers

Q: A major benefit of the daguerreotype process is that ________. a. it creates very detailed images b. daguerreotypes can be made very quickly c. it records color d. daguerreotypes are negatives that can be readily reproduced e. it can photograph in the dark

Q: A major benefit of the calotype process is that ________. a. it creates very detailed images b. calotypes can be made very quickly c. it records color d. calotypes are negatives that can be readily reproduced e. it can photograph in the dark

Q: Match the early photographic innovator with his invention: a. daguerreotype c. cyanotype b. calotype William Henry Fox Talbot

Q: Match the early photographic innovator with his invention: a. daguerreotype c. cyanotype b. calotype Louis-Jacques Mand Daguerre

Q: Match the early photographic innovator with his invention: a. daguerreotype c. cyanotype b. calotype John Herschel

Q: The name of the opening that lets light into any camera is called ________. a. the aperture d. the lumen b. the iris e. the eye c. the portal

Q: This female artist practiced monotype printmaking and was a member of a group of abstract painters called The Irascibles. a. Mary Cassatt d. Kitagawa Utamaro b. Kathy Strauss e. Andy Warhol c. Hedda Sterne

Q: The visual effect created by a camera obscura can occur in any room, whether it is light or dark.

Q: This printmaking process is used for t-shirts, solar panels, and circuit boards. a. mezzotint d. silkscreen b. lithograph e. linocut c. intaglio

Q: What does the word photograph mean? a. writing with light d. reversing a tone b. signing a picture e. seeing through a lens c. imitating a drawing

Q: Silkscreen printing uses a stencil process, and was first developed in ________ during the Sung Dynasty. a. China d. Russia b. Germany e. Egypt c. Japan

Q: Shining a light through a film negative reverses the tones so that multiple positive prints can be made.

Q: Why do you think that Andy Warhol chose the process of silkscreen printing to depict his subjects, be they famous icons or humble cans of soup? Research silkscreen prints by Warhol. What does the process he used add to the meaning of these artworks? Do you think that they would have been as effective if they were paintings?

Q: The mechanics of the camera are very similar to those of ________. a. a horse-drawn carriage d. a convection oven b. a human eye e. a telephone c. an oil-powered lamp

Q: A group of prints that are identical and produced in a limited number is called ________. a. a draw d. a ream b. a pull e. an edition c. a bite

Q: The first cameras were ________. a. invisible d. free b. electric e. gas-powered c. room-sized

Q: This process can be used to create a unique printed image, and involves a clean plate of metal or glass on which the artist carefully inks the image before printing. a. monotype d. relief b. mezzotint e. linocut c. etching

Q: This American web designer created a website at the Carolina Photojournalism Workshop that cleverly integrates image and text. a. Moser-Katz d. Flintstone b. Stella e. Rubble c. Winfrey

Q: This type of printmaking is achieved by collaging materials to a surface that will later be inked and printed to paper: a. serigraphy d. constructography b. woodcut e. mezzotint c. collagraphy

Q: Interactive web designs engage a viewer using changing visual, sound, and interactive features. A great example of this was the website created for an exhibition at the __________ of the work of the Belgian artist Ren Magritte. a. Museum of Modern Art d. Corcoran Gallery b. Metropolitan Museum of Art e. Getty Museum c. Whitney Museum

Q: This artist was most associated with the development of collagraphy, and was a longtime member of the faculty at the University of Washington. a. Glen Alps d. Dox Thrash b. Rembrandt e. Stanley Donwood c. Kitagawa Utamaro

Q: Visual communication design supports better communication. Find information related to the butterfly ballot used in Florida during the 2000 Presidential election. Did bad design affect the outcome of a major political event in American history during this election, or would the outcome have been the same regardless of the quality of the visual communication design? Give your reasons why, or why not.

Q: This printmaking process means stone writing in Greek. a. etching d. lithography b. intaglio e. linocut c. aquatint

Q: In one of his lithographic images, this French artist depicted the aftermath of a violent incidence of police brutality, where a family was killed in a case of mistaken identity. a. Honor Daumier d. Albrecht Drer b. Francisco Goya e. Andy Warhol c. Rembrandt

Q: The African-American artist Dox Thrash wanted to use dark, rich tones to reflect the somber mood of the nation during World War II in this mezzotint from c. 1941. a. Defense Worker d. Double Elvis b. Adam and Eve e. Prophet c. Giant

Q: This medium has made it possible for designers to make their page design come alive by allowing interactivity through hyperlinks. a. cell phones d. World Wide Web b. television e. fax machines c. radio

Q: This US government program helped to create jobs for artists (and many other occupations) during the Great Depression and World War II. It allowed African-American artist Dox Thrash and other artists to use their art in support of the country. What was this extensive program called? a. Peace Corps d. Americorps b. Printers Guild e. Works Projects Administration c. Conservation Corps

Q: This type of design can incorporate text, image, recorded sound, and moving images. a. layout design d. typography b. web design e. none of the other answers c. calligraphy

Q: If an artist wanted to create an image of a bright moon in the night sky using mezzotint, he or she should smooth the burrs on the surface of the plate for the area of the moon.

Q: This nineteenth-century French artist is highly regarded for the outstanding layout design of his posters for a Parisian nightclub called the Moulin Rouge. a. Toulouse-Lautrec d. Czanne b. van Gogh e. Matisse c. Degas

Q: Compare the prints of Adam and Eve by Drer, Beckmann, and Rembrandt (2.3.8, 2.3.9, and 2.3.10). Each uses a different intaglio method. Describe the visual differences between the images, the technical differences between the processes, and explain why you think each artist chose that particular method. How does each process affect the final image? What might the different processes and artistic styles imply about the character of Adam and Eve?

Q: Designers created advertising materials for Tyco by manipulating fonts into the image of a young woman to support the tagline A Vital Part of Your World. Do you think the result is visually effective? What does it make you feel about what Tyco is selling? Do you think there are any ethical issues involved with using visual communication design in this way?

Q: The wash-like appearance of Goyas print Giant was created using this process. a. aquatint d. silkscreen b. woodblock e. lithography c. engraving

Q: The primary colors that make up the basis for commercial printing are ________. a. cyan, magenta, yellow b. red, green, blue c. red, yellow, blue d. orange, green, purple e. ultraviolet, infrared, spectral yellow

Q: If an artist wanted to create a print that visually resembled brush-and-ink painting, ________ would be a good method to use. a. engraving d. silkscreen b. drypoint e. woodblock c. aquatint

Q: Commercial printing uses an area of patterned dots called a ________. The dots vary in size depending on the level of color needed. a. screen d. duotone b. offset e. matrix c. span

Q: This Spanish artist created artworks in both print and paint that depict horrific events that happened during the French occupation of Spain between 1808 and 1814. a. Albrecht Drer d. Max Beckmann b. Pablo Picasso e. Rembrandt c. Francisco Goya

Q: The primary colors used to create color in an electronic display are ________. a. red, green, blue b. cyan, magenta, yellow c. red, yellow, blue d. orange, yellow, purple e. ultraviolet, infrared, spectral yellow

Q: This intaglio process is achieved by roughening the entire metal plate surface with a rocking tool, then smoothing the areas where the ink is to be wiped away. a. mezzotint d. engraving b. etching e. drypoint c. aquatint

Q: Video-gaming tournaments create competitive sporting events for large groups of spectators to experience at the same time. The use of video monitors and digital projection devices make it possible to view competitions between players in such games as ________. a. Starcraft d. competitive rowing b. dressage e. cornhole c. backgammon

Q: This intaglio process makes an image that resembles the effect created by water-based media, and uses melted rosin to create an acid-resistant coating. a. linocut d. drypoint b. mezzotint e. aquatint c. engraving

Q: James Montgomery Flagg created an illustration of this character, who the artist used for recruitment posters during World Wars I and II. a. Doonesbury d. Uncle Sam b. Garfield e. Rosie the Riveter c. Beetle Bailey

Q: One advantage of using a metal plate over a woodblock for printmaking is that it ________. a. creates a more textured surface d. is longer lasting b. is a softer material to cut e. is more pliable c. reacts better to acids

Q: This type of image is generated by math-based computer applications often used by designers who create illustrations in digital media. a. vector d. hologram b. raster e. pointillist c. carriage

Q: This intaglio process is achieved by pulling a burin across the surface of a metal plate, leaving a burr where the ink will collect. a. drypoint d. aquatint b. engraving e. mezzotint c. etching

Q: The Portuguese-born illustrator Jorge Colombo uses this personal device to draw his illustrations, including covers for The New Yorker magazine . a. stylus d. iPhone b. photocopy machine e. personal computer c. mimeograph machine

Q: If an artist wants to create a print with very fine detail and precise, even lines, drypoint would be a good method to use.

Q: This is the art of organizing type, logos, and illustrations in traditional print media: a. typography d. vectoring b. layout design e. rasterizing c. marginalia

Q: This intaglio process employs acid to mar the surface of a metal plate. a. engraving d. linocut b. etching e. mezzotint c. drypoint

Q: This is the name that refers to the empty space around type or other features in a layout. a. white space d. flat b. measure e. mean line c. carriage

Q: This seventeenth-century Dutch artist was a master of etching and used it to depict Adam and Eve as well as other religious subjects. a. Francisco Goya d. Rembrandt b. Albrecht Drer e. Dox Thrash c. Max Beckmann

Q: White space is always a bad thing in layout design.

Q: If you were to design an instruction manual for building a car, good illustration as well as text would be vital.

Q: This printmaking tool is a sharp instrument used to mark the surface of a plate. a. register d. screen b. palette knife e. burin c. levigator

Q: The nineteenth-century artists Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris created a handcrafted version of this writers works as a rejection of rampant industrialization. a. Chaucer d. Brothers Grimm b. Plato e. Homer c. Shakespeare

Q: This intaglio printing process involves carefully and cleanly scoring a metal plate. a. mezzotint d. engraving b. drypoint e. aquatint c. etching

Q: This is most often a carefully designed piece of type that is unique and easily identified. a. logo d. serif b. codex e. carriage c. font

Q: If an artist were to create a woodblock print with three different colors, how many separate relief blocks would he or she need? a. one d. four b. two e. five c. three

Q: The Ford Motor Company created a logo from this handwriting style, which was practiced in nineteenth-century America. a. Blackletter script d. DNealian script b. Edwardian script e. Zaner-Bloser script c. Spencerian script

Q: This twentieth-century German artist used the natural grain and splintering of the woodblock to make his work Prophet more expressive. a. Emil Nolde d. Kitagawa Utamaro b. Albrecht Drer e. Katsushika Hokusai c. Dox Thrash

Q: This pictorial logo, used to identify Chevrolet products, has come to replace words when identifying the company. a. rams head d. lightning bolt b. apple e. jaguar c. bowtie

Q: To create a color woodblock, such as Hokusais famous The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa, a printer must produce a new ________ for each separate color. a. style d. design b. piece of paper e. medium c. relief block

Q: When you think about famous logos, which three are the first to spring to mind? Do these three logos all share similar characteristics? Are they an image, a text, or a mixture of both? What is it about these particular logos that make them stand out to you?

Q: A relief print created out of a sheet of linoleum is called ________. a. a woodcut d. an intarsia b. a linocut e. a planography c. a linograph

Q: These simple, symbolic graphics are often used for products that people of many different cultures use, so that there is no need for language translation: a. icons d. trademarks b. citations e. patents c. hieroglyphics

Q: This contemporary artist, who once created album covers for the rock band Radiohead, used the softness of linoleum to depict the fictional destruction of Los Angeles. a. Kitagawa Utamaro d. Stanley Donwood b. Albrecht Drer e. Katsushika Hokusai c. Dox Thrash

Q: Images that are created to inform as well as to embellish a written or printed text are called: a. cuneiform d. charms b. hieroglyphics e. dingbats c. illustrations

Q: This term for plate printmaking means cut into in Italian. a. intaglio d. sgraffito b. impasto e. graffiti c. intermezzo

Q: The German designer Herbert Bayer created a sans-serif typeface called ________ that could not be immediately associated with any one culture. a. Universal d. Arial b. Helvetica e. Baskerville c. Garamond

Q: During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there were many masters of woodblock printing in this country, whose work reflected the lifestyle of an urban cultural class. a. United States d. Japan b. Austria e. Siam c. France

Q: Mies Van der Rohe, who was Head of the Bauhaus, is often remembered for saying: a. less is more d. the future is now b. form follows function e. straight and narrow c. machine for living

Q: This style of printmaking means pictures of the floating world and was practiced by the Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro. a. ukiyo-e d. planography b. mezzotint e. Expressionism c. fan printing

Q: This type of printmaking is done by carving away part of a block in order to leave a raised surface that can be inked and printed. a. lithography d. silkscreen b. mezzotint e. relief c. etching

Q: If you were to design a party invitation, you might put important information, such as the date, time, and place in ________. a. bold type d. a different font b. a larger font e. any of the other answers c. a different color

Q: A relief print created out of a solid wood block is called ________. a. a woodcut d. an intarsia b. a linocut e. a planograph c. a woodograph

Q: Find two examples each of serif and sans-serif fonts. Where would each of these fonts be most appropriate? Why do we need so many different kinds of font? How does changing the font affect what is being communicated?