Graphic Design Technology
Skills & Knowledge to be tested
Secondary Level
- Technological trends and developments in the industry
- Different output requirements: print - including different PDF standards(ex. PDF/X-1a), or digital formats and their limitations and techniques
- Standards for client presentation
- Image manipulation and editing
- Appropriate file formats, resolution, and compression
- Colour gamut, colour matching, spot colours and ICC profiles
- Printer marks and bleed
- Dielines – use, modify or create
- Software applications
- Different types of paper and surfaces (substrates)
