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Graphic CommunicationQ&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every Scotland Graphic Communication syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Commercial and Visual Media Graphics (CVMG)
- Applying colour theory: the colour wheel and harmonies, hue, saturation and value, colour psychology, and the RGB and CMYK colour models for screen and print.3Q&A pairs
- Using DTP features and edits: cropping, masking, layering, text wrap, transparency, drop shadow, bleed, and combining text and images on a page.3Q&A pairs
- Applying the elements of design - line, shape, form, texture, colour, tone, value and space - as the building blocks of graphic layouts.3Q&A pairs
- Evaluating the impact of graphic communication: societal, economic and environmental effects, and the legal responsibilities of copyright and standards.3Q&A pairs
- Using grids and the graphic production stages: preliminary (thumbnail) graphics, working (development) graphics and the structured layout that organises content.3Q&A pairs
- Applying the principles of design - balance, contrast, alignment, proximity, emphasis, rhythm, proportion, unity and depth - to organise a layout.3Q&A pairs
- Producing production and promotional graphics: file types and resolution, screen versus print output, and consistent branding across promotional material.3Q&A pairs
- Applying typography: typeface classes (serif, sans serif, script, display), type size, weight and case, leading, kerning and tracking, and typographic hierarchy.3Q&A pairs
Technical Graphics (TG)
- Planning a modelling strategy: choosing the base feature and datums, using constraints and the feature tree, and building parametric models that edit cleanly.3Q&A pairs
- Creating 3D CAD models using extrude, revolve, sweep, loft and shell, with fillets, chamfers and patterns to add and refine geometry.3Q&A pairs
- Building assembly models from components using mating constraints and sub-assemblies, producing exploded views and a parts list (BOM).3Q&A pairs
- Applying British Standard (BS 8888) conventions: line types, projection and machining symbols, abbreviations, and representing standard features such as threads.3Q&A pairs
- Dimensioning to British Standards with tolerances, fits and surface-finish symbols, choosing datums and dimensioning systems for manufacture.3Q&A pairs
- Producing pictorial drawings (isometric, planometric and perspective) and rendered CAD illustrations to communicate form, with appropriate use of each type.3Q&A pairs
- Producing orthographic working drawings: first and third angle projection, the views needed, component and assembly detail drawings to British Standards.3Q&A pairs
- Producing and interpreting sectional views: full, half, part, revolved and removed sections, cutting planes, hatching conventions and parts not sectioned.3Q&A pairs