ILLUSTRATOR ACA TEST PREP EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
What essential information should you get from a client before you begin a project? (1.1) -
ANS Client's business, purpose, audience, and audience needs
What is intellectual property? (1.2) - ANS A work that is the result of creativity
Which circumstances would you need to obtain permission before using an image?
1. If the image has a copyright notice.
2. If the image does not have a copyright notice.
3. If the image is marked as fair use.
4. If you purchase the image from a royalty-free website.
5. If you find the image with a regular web search.
6. If you created the image yourself.
(1.2) - ANS 1, 2, 5
What are the five phases of a design project? (1.3) - ANS Planning and Analysis, Designing,
Building, Testing, and Implementing and Publishing
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, Why is it important to update a client regularly throughout the design process? (1.4) - ANS So
that you know you're doing it to their specifications and making it correctly
What is the Gestalt principle of design? (2.1) - ANS The sum is more important than smaller
parts
When using the Rule of Thirds, where should the focal point of the image be aligned? (2.1) -
ANS Upon the intersections
Explain the concept of hierarchy. (2.1) - ANS A principle used to guide the eye from the most
important to least important, by using textures, sizes, color, or location
What is the purpose of the Color Guide panel in Illustrator? (2.2) - ANS It helps you pick
colors that compliment each other.
What are Harmony Rules? (2.2) - ANS Rules that help you select colors that work well
together, like complimentary, analogous, triad...
What is the difference between ppi and dpi? (2.2) - ANS PPI: points per inch
DPI: dots per inch
DPI refers solely to the printer, while PPI affects both printing and display
What resolution is recommended for a printed graphic? Displayed? (2.2) - ANS Display: 72 ppi
Printed: 300 ppi
Wrap text around an object. (2.3) - ANS Object > Text Wrap > Make *The text must be below
the object and the object must be the only thing selected!*
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2026.
What essential information should you get from a client before you begin a project? (1.1) -
ANS Client's business, purpose, audience, and audience needs
What is intellectual property? (1.2) - ANS A work that is the result of creativity
Which circumstances would you need to obtain permission before using an image?
1. If the image has a copyright notice.
2. If the image does not have a copyright notice.
3. If the image is marked as fair use.
4. If you purchase the image from a royalty-free website.
5. If you find the image with a regular web search.
6. If you created the image yourself.
(1.2) - ANS 1, 2, 5
What are the five phases of a design project? (1.3) - ANS Planning and Analysis, Designing,
Building, Testing, and Implementing and Publishing
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Why is it important to update a client regularly throughout the design process? (1.4) - ANS So
that you know you're doing it to their specifications and making it correctly
What is the Gestalt principle of design? (2.1) - ANS The sum is more important than smaller
parts
When using the Rule of Thirds, where should the focal point of the image be aligned? (2.1) -
ANS Upon the intersections
Explain the concept of hierarchy. (2.1) - ANS A principle used to guide the eye from the most
important to least important, by using textures, sizes, color, or location
What is the purpose of the Color Guide panel in Illustrator? (2.2) - ANS It helps you pick
colors that compliment each other.
What are Harmony Rules? (2.2) - ANS Rules that help you select colors that work well
together, like complimentary, analogous, triad...
What is the difference between ppi and dpi? (2.2) - ANS PPI: points per inch
DPI: dots per inch
DPI refers solely to the printer, while PPI affects both printing and display
What resolution is recommended for a printed graphic? Displayed? (2.2) - ANS Display: 72 ppi
Printed: 300 ppi
Wrap text around an object. (2.3) - ANS Object > Text Wrap > Make *The text must be below
the object and the object must be the only thing selected!*
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
