Technical Printing & Typography
Set 09 | Questions 369 — 414
369
What is 'Spot Color'?
Ans: A specific premixed ink (like Pantone) used instead of CMYK
370
What is 'Rich Black'?
Ans: A black ink mixture that includes other CMYK colors for depth
371
Define 'Ascender'.
Ans: The part of a lowercase letter that rises above the x-height (e.g., 'b', 'd')
372
Define 'Descender'.
Ans: The part of a lowercase letter that falls below the baseline (e.g., 'g', 'y')
373
What is 'Perfect Binding'?
Ans: Binding pages with glue at the spine (common for paperbacks)
374
What is 'Saddle Stitching'?
Ans: Binding pages using staples through the center fold
375
Shortcut for 'Group' in Adobe Illustrator?
Ans: Ctrl + G
376
Shortcut for 'Ungroup' in Adobe Illustrator?
Ans: Ctrl + Shift + G
377
What is 'Vector' vs 'Raster' in one word?
Ans: Path vs Pixel
378
Full form of EPS?
Ans: Encapsulated PostScript
379
What is 'Display Type'?
Ans: Large type (usually 14pt+) used for headlines
380
What is 'Body Text'?
Ans: The main narrative text (usually 8pt to 12pt)
381
What is 'Foil Stamping'?
Ans: Using heat to apply metallic foil to paper
382
Standard bleed for professional printing?
Ans: 3mm (or 0.125 inches)
383
What is 'Screen Frequency'?
Ans: The density of dots in a halftone screen (measured in LPI)
384
Which tool handles 'Photo Retouching'?
Ans: Adobe Photoshop (Clone Stamp / Healing Brush)
385
What is 'Duotone'?
Ans: A grayscale image printed with two colors of ink
386
What is 'Kerning'?
Ans: Adjusting the horizontal space between two specific letters
387
What is 'Leading'?
Ans: The vertical space between lines of text
388
What is 'Tracking'?
Ans: Uniform spacing applied to a whole word or paragraph
389
Full form of GIF?
Ans: Graphics Interchange Format
390
What is 'Negative Space'?
Ans: The space around and between the subject(s) of an image
391
What is 'Primary Color' in CMYK?
Ans: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
392
What is 'San Serif'?
Ans: Typeface without small lines (serifs) at the ends of strokes
393
Full form of DPI?
Ans: Dots Per Inch
394
What is 'Balance' in design?
Ans: Distribution of visual weight in a layout
395
What is 'Thumbnail' sketch?
Ans: A small, rough drawing used to explore layout ideas
396
Define 'Alignment'.
Ans: Arrangement of elements in a line or relation to each other
397
What is 'Monospace' font?
Ans: Font where every character occupies the same horizontal space
398
Shortcut for 'Deselect' in Photoshop?
Ans: Ctrl + D
399
What is 'Gutter'?
Ans: Inner margin of two facing pages
400
What is 'Folio'?
Ans: Page number in a book or publication
401
What is 'Signature' in printing?
Ans: A large sheet printed with multiple pages that is folded and trimmed
402
Define 'Contrast'.
Ans: Difference between elements (color, size, weight) to create emphasis
403
What is 'CMYK' color model?
Ans: Subtractive color model used in printing
404
What is 'RGB' color model?
Ans: Additive color model used for digital screens
405
What is 'Justified' text?
Ans: Text aligned along both the left and right margins
406
What is 'Point System'?
Ans: Standard unit of measurement for type (72 points = 1 inch)
407
What is 'Pica'?
Ans: Unit of measurement (1 pica = 12 points)
408
What is 'Crop'?
Ans: To cut away unwanted parts of an image
409
What is 'Script' font?
Ans: Typeface based on handwriting or calligraphy
410
What is 'Overlay'?
Ans: Placing one element over another in a layout
411
What is 'Opacity'?
Ans: Degree to which an element is solid or transparent
412
What is 'Logo'?
Ans: A symbol or design representing an organization
413
What is 'Symmetry'?
Ans: Balanced arrangement where elements are mirror-imaged
414
What is 'Bleed'?
Ans: Printing that goes beyond the trim edge of the sheet
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