Deck 5: Page Layout

Question 1

In the Gutenberg Diagram, the dominant section of the page is called the axis of orientation.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The Z-Layout is a variation of the Gutenberg Diagram.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Placing large amounts of text on the screen at a time is generally a good idea and will not overwhelm the senses or lead to eye fatigue.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The headline carries the biggest and boldest font style on the page.

Question 5

All variations of the grid system are based on the use of horizontal and vertical lines.

Question 6

A modular grid breaks the page into three vertical divisions.

Question 7

In a multicolumn grid, text does not need to flow in an uninterrupted stream of lines from the top of the page to the bottom.

Question 8

A cell is a rectangular grid made up of editable regions.

Question 9

In HTML, the Heading 4 attribute produces larger text than Heading 3.

Question 10

According to the Gutenberg Diagram, reader's interaction with the text begins in the __________ quadrant of the page."

A) bottom left
B) bottom right
C) top left
D) top right

Question 11

The term __________ refers to the main text of a published document or advertisement and is usually the most abundant source of content on a page.

A) body copy
B) caption
C) heading
D) headline

Question 12

A _______ is a short descriptive title or subtitle used to mark the beginning of a paragraph or content area.

A) banner
B) cutline
C) header
D) heading

Question 13

The __________ is a mathematical construct used to determine the ideal proportions of a rectangular page or visual design space.

A) Golden Ratio
B) grid system
C) Gutenberg Diagram
D) rule of thirds

Question 14

A(n) ________________ is a popular design framework for breaking up pages into smaller and more easily editable parts.

A) inline graphic
B) layout
C) table cell
D) grid system

Question 15

A ___________ is often used for document processing and book publishing, where the majority of page content is continuous text with few images.

A) modular grid
B) multicolumn grid
C) single-column grid
D) two-column grid

Question 16

Which of the follow is true of an inline graphic?

A) it is inserted into a text-based column or spatial area
B) it behaves just like a text character
C) it pushes text aside and produces a gap in the line it resides in
D) all of the above

Question 17

A ________ is a rectangular grid comprised of editable regions called cells.

A) dynamic page
B) page layout
C) table
D) style sheet

Question 18

The negative space between a design element or region and it's outer edge or border is referred to as ________.

A) body copy
B) chunking
C) heading
D) padding

Question 19

A ___________ is a pre-designed page or style sheet containing the structural divisions, color scheme, and general formatting for the page and its contents.

A) box model
B) fixed layout
C) table
D) template

Question 20

A page with content that is rarely updated is referred to as a ___________.

A) dynamic page
B) modular grid
C) page template
D) static page

Question 21

A(n) ___________ graphic is one where the adjacent text wraps around it to the left and/or right

A) dynamic
B) floating
C) inline
D) spash

Question 22

The practice of visually consolidating related sentences or ideas into small blocks of information that can be easily consumed is called ____________.

A) chunking
B) floating
C) padding
D) page layout

Question 23

A ___________ is a uniform square unit of space created by the intersection of perpendicular lines in a grid.

A) column
B) margin
C) module
D) row

Question 24

In table design, the process of consolidating multiple cells into a single cell is called ___________.

A) chunking
B) floating
C) merging
D) splitting

Question 25

The term ___________ refers to the perceived ordering of content within a page by the reader.

A) chunking
B) padding
C) page layout
D) visual hierarchy

Question 26

Which of the following Adobe software tools would you most likely use for page layout?

A) Adobe Acrobat
B) Adobe InDesign
C) Adobe Photoshop
D) Adobe Premiere Pro

Question 27

A ___________ is the visible outline or stroke denoting the outer frame of a design element such as a table cell, text box, or graphic.

A) border
B) margin
C) module
D) sidebar

Question 28

A ___________ is the negative space surrounding the outside edges of a spatial zone or page.

A) border
B) margin
C) module
D) sidebar

Question 29

A vertical column along the left or right edge of a page containing text and/or graphic elements is called the ___________.

A) border
B) margin
C) module
D) sidebar