Answer 2 out of the 3 Short Answer questions in Section I.
Answer the Essay question in Section II.
All questions to be answered in the examination answer booklet.
Write double-spaced, do NOT use a faint pencil. Neatness counts.
Mark distribution: The Final Exam is worth 30% of the final mark for the course, and there are 100 points on the paper:
Section I requires 2 answers and is worth 40 points (choice of 2 out of 3 questions)
Section II requires 1 answer and is worth 60 points
Section I: Short Answer
Answer 2 of the 3 following questions. Each is worth 20 points. Make sure you understand the difference between questions 1 and 2.
1. Draw your own single illustration that utilizes the major principles and important rules in the use of color found in the chapter in EI on Color and Information. Include a title and include a brief caption and annotation. Accompany your graphic with an explanation of how your illustration utilizes these principles and rules.
2. Make a conceptual diagram of Tufte’s major graphic design principles. Include a title and include a brief caption and annotation. Accompany your graphic with an explanation of how your illustration represents these principles. Note: A conceptual diagram is an abstract picture using graphic entities (points, lines, areas) rather than real-world objects.
3a. Relate Tufte’s major principles to the design of his book.
3b. From an IOV standpoint, Relate in words (a) Eduard Imhof’s major rules on the use of color, which are found in Tufte’s chapter on Color and information, To (b) the writing of an essay.
Section II: Essay–EI/IOV essay
Write a well organised/stuctured 8 page (give or take a page) doublespaced essay on the following topic. First make an outline, and then write your essay – neatly. Include examples and diagrams if relevant. Write simple accurate sentences. Use a pen. The essay is worth 60 points.
4a. Tufte’s major principles of Graphic Design along with examples.
4b. From an IOV standpoint, Relate (a) Tufte’s three major principles: Micro/Macro Readings, Layering and Separation, and Small Multiples To (b) the writing of an essay.