Adobe Illustrator ACA Exam Guide

What essential information should you get from a client before you begin a project? - Answer- Client's business, the project's purpose, the target audience and their needs What is intellectual property? - Answer- Someone's original work. Creations of the mind, such as inventions, symbols, images, text, and images. What are derivative works? - Answer- Work based off of someone else's original, copyrighted work. When can you use work to make a derivative work? - Answer- Must have permission from the copyright owner, or the original work must be in the public domain. When must you obtain permission before using an image? - Answer- If the image has a copyright notice. If the image does not have a copyright notice. If you find the image with a regular web search. What are the five phases of a design project? - Answer- Designing, Planning, Building, Testing, Publishing or Launch Why is it important to update a client regularly throughout the design process? - Answer- So that the client can give you information as it comes, as well as being able to make sure the client is satisfied.(Regular Feedback.) What is the Gestalt principle of design? - Answer- The idea that the sum is greater than its parts in design When using the Rule of Thirds, where should the focal point of the image be aligned? - Answer- Along points where lines cross. Explain the concept of hierarchy. - Answer- Making more important information stand out among the design. What is the purpose of the Color Guide panel in Illustrator? - Answer- Recommends colors that would work well with colors currently in your design What are Harmony Rules? - Answer- Sets of colors that would work well with colors in your design based on relationships on the color wheel What is the difference between ppi and dpi? - Answer- PPI-Pixels Per Inch=Resolution of your display DPI-Dots Per Inch=Resolution of your printer