The Non-Designer's Design Book: True or False by Christian Park

Question 1

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:07:32 UTC

The four basic principles for design are creativity, brightness, filtering and uniqueness.

Question 2

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:10:26 UTC

Applying proximity will connect items, indicate a relationship and organize the features of a design.

Question 3

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:15:35 UTC

The principle of proximity states that all items be grouped together for indicating a relationship.

Question 4

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:19:24 UTC

Right or left alignment strengthens the layout better than centered alignment.

Question 5

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:22:38 UTC

A professional indent for a document is about the size of em.

Question 6

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:26:57 UTC

The key to excellent alignment is a strong line that organizes items for better connection and communication.

Question 7

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:29:06 UTC

You must NEVER EVER break the rules to professional designing.

Answer 1

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:34:07 UTC

False. The four basic principles for designing are proximity, alignment, repetition and contrast.

Answer 2

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:37:11 UTC

True. Applying proximity will do all of those things, so make sure you apply it!

Answer 3

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:37:50 UTC

False. You should not group all items in a design together because it would cause disorganization and a lack of communication. However, you shouldn't separate all items in a design either, since it would then be unable to indicate the relationship between certain items. Therefore, you should only group items that are related to each other.

Answer 4

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:44:02 UTC

True. Right or left alignment has a straighter edge, which is what greatly strengthens the layout of a design,

Answer 5

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:46:07 UTC

True. Though tab indents are definitely more used, em indents indicate new paragraphs yet maintain the strength of alignment.

Answer 6

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:51:07 UTC

True. A strong line is essential for alignment because it prevents any randomness or disorganization.

Answer 7

shinei_park — 2015-03-21 20:55:51 UTC

Surprisingly, false. Some rules are made to be broken, and you can break them only if you know what they mean. Still, make sure you keep the rules as much as possible, since rules are also made to be kept.

Question 8

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 14:22:54 UTC

We often do not use repetition in our designing.

Answer 8

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 14:24:33 UTC

False. Though we may be unaware, we actually use repetition frequently by using the same colors, elements and formatting.

QUESTIONS

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 14:33:31 UTC

ANSWERS

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 14:33:46 UTC

Question 9

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 14:39:18 UTC

Bold typefaces, light typefaces, bullets, indents, spacing and alignments are examples of repeated items.

Answer 9

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 14:42:05 UTC

True. All of the listed items are excellent examples that can be repeated in a design.

Question 10

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 15:07:51 UTC

The principle of contrast states that different items in a design be contrasted for the viewer to grab interest.

Answer 10

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 15:10:33 UTC

True. However, you shouldn't overly use this principle because it would then make the principle of repetition pointless.

Question 11

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 15:30:54 UTC

Contrast makes designs appear disorganized.

Answer 11

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 15:32:50 UTC

False. Instead, contrast makes designs more eye-catchy and dramatic!

Question 12

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 15:41:14 UTC

For professional designing, it is recommended that you do not use Times New Roman, Arial and Helvetica.

Answer 12

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 15:48:36 UTC

True. The listed fonts are too weak and common for emphasis in a design.

Question 13

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 16:12:55 UTC

The primary colors of the color wheel are green, purple and orange, while the secondary colors are yellow, red and blue.

Answer 13

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 16:19:41 UTC

False. It is the other way round; yellow, red and blue are the primary colors, while green, purple and orange are the secondary colors.

Question 14

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 16:23:40 UTC

Complementary colors work terribly when one is the main color while the other is an accent color.

Answer 14

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 16:25:37 UTC

False. Complementary colors work extremely well in designs as exact opposites.

Question 15

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 18:11:13 UTC

CMYK is an acronym for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and a Key color.

Answer 15

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 18:12:58 UTC

True. CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and a Key color usually considered to be black.

Question 16

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 18:38:10 UTC

When there is an overload of text in a business card, you should use a horizontal layout.

Answer 16

shinei_park — 2015-03-22 18:43:53 UTC

False. A vertical layout is what you should use when there is so much information in a business card.

Question 17

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:31:26 UTC

The standard dimensions for a business envelope are 9.5 x 4.125 centimeters.

Answer 17

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:32:46 UTC

False. The dimensions for a business envelope are 9.5 x 4.125 inches, not centimeters.

Question 18

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:35:00 UTC

The first paragraph in any report or design should not have an indent.

Answer 18

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:40:55 UTC

True. Since you can see that the first paragraph is the first paragraph, an indent shouldn't be required for indication.

Question 19

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:43:26 UTC

For a professional advertisement, white space is required rather than an overload of information.

Answer 19

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:45:36 UTC

True. A professional advertisement with more white space and simplicity is more attractive to readers.

Question 20

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:48:07 UTC

The quotation marks that usually appear when you type are wrong quotation marks.

Answer 20

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:50:30 UTC

True. Real quotation marks actually appear like sixes and nines.

Question 21

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:52:04 UTC

The code Alt 0150 on a PC will type out an em dash.

Answer 21

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:54:16 UTC

False. The code Alt 0151 on a PC will type out an em dash. The code Alt 0150 will type out an en dash instead.

Question 22

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:56:15 UTC

You should never use the underline button for emphasis in text.

Answer 22

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:57:23 UTC

True. The underline button features underlines that are amateur-looking in text. Therefore, the bold button or the italic button is recommended for emphasis in text instead.

Question 23

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 09:59:53 UTC

Widows and orphans are typographic terms about major mistakes in text.

Answer 23

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:01:11 UTC

True. A widow is the last line of a paragraph that has fewer than seven characters. Meanwhile, an orphan is the last line of a paragraph that is located on another page alone.

Question 24

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:03:24 UTC

Concord is an absolutely useless idea that should be avoided when designing.

Answer 24

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:05:42 UTC

False. A concord is a useful idea that can show the text as serious, formal or informative. The idea in design that should be avoided instead is a conflict.

Question 25

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:08:18 UTC

The six groups of typefaces mentioned in the book are Oldstyle, Modern, Slab serif, Sans serif, Script and Decorative.

Answer 25

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:11:51 UTC

True. The mentioned types are the six types of typefaces mentioned in The Non-Designer's Design Book.

Question 26

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:13:54 UTC

The six types of contrast are size, weight, structure, form, direction and bordering.

Answer 26

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:15:24 UTC

False. The six types of contrast are size, weight, structure, form, direction and color.

Question 27

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:16:37 UTC

Words that are all caps are easier to be read than words with no caps.

Answer 27

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:18:46 UTC

False. Words with all caps are harder to read because they have the same rectangular form.

Question 28

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:20:31 UTC

You should start with the focal point when you are designing.

Answer 28

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:21:04 UTC

True. Starting with the focal point will help you decide how to design the rest of the page or design.

Question 29

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:23:10 UTC

The font Wingdings is consisted of dingbats, which are small ornaments near or within text.

Answer 29

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:25:47 UTC

True. For this reason, you should not use Wingdings for typing out reports or essays!

Question 30

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 10:57:24 UTC

The Non-Designer's Design Book was meant for non-designers and amateurs to improve in their designing skills.

Answer 30

shinei_park — 2015-03-24 11:00:09 UTC

Absolutely true! Therefore, if you haven't read the book already, you should go read it right now! :)