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Who is commonly cited as the creator of the printing press in late 15th Century Europe?

  • Johannes Gutenberg
  • Harrison Chandler
  • Franklin Jübber
  • William H. Price
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Which term refers to the likeness of a collection of letters, which we refer to by names like Times or Century Schoolbook?

  • Font
  • Typeface
  • Anatomy
  • Glyphs
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Which of the following characters contains, in its lowercase serif format, an ear?

  • Q
  • R
  • G
  • X
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Which of these people is one of the founding members of Emigre?

  • Zuzana Licko
  • Rich Roat
  • Mark Simonson
  • Paul Rand
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Which of these designers created the I (heart) New York design?

  • David Carson
  • Milton Glaser
  • Massimo Vignelli
  • Jonathan Hoefler
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The style of imprint made by a letterpress exerting more pressure than needed for inking is?

  • Beveling
  • Stippling
  • Embossing
  • Debossing
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What type foundry is responsible for, among others, Mrs. Eaves and Brothers.

  • House Industries
  • P22 Type Foundry
  • Weathersbee Type
  • Emigre
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The oldest known printed book was discovered where? (The same price block printing originated.)

  • Palestine
  • China
  • Germany
  • India
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What typeface is used in the logos of American Airlines, Crate & Barrel, 3M, among other famous logos?

  • Gotham
  • Helvetica
  • Arial
  • Franklin Gothic
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In what logo can you find an arrow created completely by the space between two characters.

  • Lunchables
  • Duracell
  • Pantex
  • Fedex
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