Exam 11: Designing Print and Online Documents

A writer for a company headquartered in Texas is designing a 100-page report, the text of which will be single-spaced to reduce printing costs. If she wants the report to be as easy to read as possible, which of the following should the writer NOT do?

Which principle states that the human eye is drawn to-and that the brain interprets-differences in appearance between two items?

Chapter 11 discusses four basic principles for designing effective documents and websites. One is contrast. What are the other three basic principles discussed in the chapter?

Which of these design features in a document does not primarily involve the principle of contrast?

The following graphic shows a page from a user's manual. Which of the following should the writer of this manual NOT consider doing?

Which design principle is especially important when creating accessing aids for your document?

Which of the following is a potential drawback of using a multicolumn design?

One of the main challenges of document design is using as few pages as possible while still making the document easy to read.

An idiom is a phrase identified by linguists as universally understandable.

Text printed in uppercase letters is easier to read than text set in a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters.

You receive a progress report in which all of the first-level headings are in the same typeface and type size and have the same spacing and color. Which design principle do these characteristics reflect?

If you know the audience for your website is diverse, what should you do?

What is the design term for a straight line on a page or screen?

Helvetica Regular, Helvetica Light, Helvetica Italic, and Helvetica Bold all belong to what group?

Chapter 11 identifies five goals of document design. One goal is to make a good impression on readers. What are two other goals mentioned in the chapter?

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for creating a readable website?

An estimated 50 percent of Internet users are nonnative speakers of English.

An inappropriate choice in which of following areas has the highest potential to confuse an international audience?

What is chunking?

In designing an entire document as opposed to individual pages, you will need to consider size, paper, bindings, and accessing aids.