NIBS/CBD/EXAM/MOCK/F005
NAIROBI CAMPUS
COMPUTER SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COURSE WORK EVALUATION EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2024 INTAKE
MODE OF STUDY: REGULAR
SEPTEMBER 2024 EXAMINATION SERIES
INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHIC DESIGN
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
STUDENT’S NAME .......................………………………. ADM NO……………...................
INSTRUCTIONS
a) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
b) MARKS FOR EACH QUESTION ARE AS INDICATED IN ( )
c) ANY EXAMINATION IRREGULARITY WILL LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION
d) CELL PHONES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE EXAMINATION ROOM
e) NO REFERENCE MATERIAL OF ANY KIND SHOULD BE CARRIED INTO THE EXAMINATION ROOM
f) MARKS MAY BE LOST FOR ILLEGIBILITY
g) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH
SECTION A: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS 60 MARKS
QUESTION ONE
a. Describe the following terms with regard to graphic design (20 marks)
(i) Magnetic Lasso
The Magnetic Lasso Tool is an edge detection tool, meaning that it actively searches for the edge of the object as you're moving around it.
(ii) Polygonal Lasso
The Polygonal Lasso Tool lets us draw as many sides as we need, with as much freedom as the Lasso Tool gives us to move in any direction we need!
(iii) Place
put a graphic to your design from an external source
(iv) Layer
Use layers to perform tasks such as compositing multiple images, adding text to an image, or adding vector graphic shapes .
(v) Red eye
The Red Eye tool in Photoshop is made specifically to eliminate the appearance of red eye.
QUESTION TWO
a. List five areas where graphics design is applied (5 marks)
- design of books, calendars, business cards, certificates, hand bills
b. Define typography (2 marks)
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Typography is the art of arranging letters and text in a way that makes the copy legible, clear, and visually appealing to the reader.
c. List three factors that you would consider before choosing a give typeface. (3 marks)
- scope. Mood. Every project has a mood. Functionality. Versatility. Message. Readability. Languages. Style.
d. Outline five examples of fonts you can use in graphics design (5 marks)
- times new roman, Calibri, Georgia, arial narrow, elephant
e. Mention five types of graphic design applications (5 marks)
- publisher, adobe InDesign, PageMaker, CorelDraw, photoshop, illustrator
QUESTION THREE
a. Mention five publications that can be produced using a typical graphic design software (5 marks)
- books, brochures, cards, certificates, calendars
b. Highlight five tools in Adobe Illustrator (5 marks)
- Pen. Add Anchor Point. Delete Anchor Point. Curvature. Line Segment. Rectangle. Rounded Rectangle.
c. Give the major difference between Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop (4 marks)
- photoshop is used for photo editing while illustrator is majorly for the design of non photo related
d. Differentiate between graphic design and desktop publication (4 marks)
- DTP is generally concerned with creating text material, often combined with graphical elements. Those elements might be created by the
desktop publisher, or by a graphic designer. GD, on the other hand, is concerned more with the creation of graphical means of conveying
information
e. List two benefits of studying graphic design (2 marks)
- job, professional freedom, opportunity for growth
SECTION B: 40 MARKS
Using appropriate graphic design software, come up with the design below
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