Project Workflow & Industry Standards Flashcards
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A designer wants to ensure a red color in Photoshop looks the same when opened in Illustrator. Which feature helps achieve cross-application color consistency?
Answer: ICC color profiles embedded in the file
Embedding an ICC profile tells any color-managed application how to interpret and display the file's colors consistently.
When is it appropriate to use a 'work-for-hire' agreement in a design project?
Answer: When the client will own all intellectual property created during the project
A work-for-hire agreement transfers copyright ownership to the client, who then holds all IP rights to the deliverables.
A team uses Adobe Libraries to share brand assets. What is the primary advantage of this approach over emailing files?
Answer: Updates to a shared asset propagate instantly to all linked projects
Adobe Libraries sync assets across Creative Cloud apps so that when a shared color or logo is updated, all linked documents reflect the change.
What does 'iterative design' mean in a professional project workflow?
Answer: Repeatedly refining designs based on feedback cycles until requirements are met
Iterative design involves presenting drafts, gathering feedback, and refining the work across multiple rounds until the design meets goals.
Which action violates standard intellectual property ethics when using typefaces in a commercial project?
Answer: Distributing a purchased font file to a client without a site license
Font licenses are typically per-user or per-seat; distributing a font file without the appropriate license violates the foundry's terms.
Before sending a file to a commercial printer, a designer runs 'Preflight' in InDesign. What does this process check?
Answer: Potential issues like missing fonts, low-resolution images, and color mode errors
Preflight scans the document for common print errors such as missing links, RGB images, and fonts that could cause output problems.
An agency delivers final assets in a folder labeled 'Source Files' and another labeled 'Deliverables.' What is typically found in the Deliverables folder?
Answer: Print-ready PDFs, web-optimized images, and final exported files
Deliverables are the final, production-ready outputs (PDFs, PNGs, etc.) the client or vendor will actually use, separate from working source files.