ILLUSTRATOR CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
● What is intellectual property? Answer: A work that is the result of
creativity
● Which circumstances would you need to obtain permission before
using an image?
1. If the image has a copyright notice.
2. If the image does not have a copyright notice.
3. If the image is marked as fair use.
4. If you purchase the image from a royalty-free website.
5. If you find the image with a regular web search.
6. If you created the image yourself. Answer: 1, 2, 5
● What are the five phases of a design project? Answer: Planning and
Analysis, Designing, Building, Testing, and Implementing and
Publishing
, ● Why is it important to update a client regularly throughout the design
process? Answer: So that you know you're doing it to their
specifications and making it correctly
● What is the Gestalt principle of design? Answer: The sum is more
important than smaller parts
● When using the Rule of Thirds, where should the focal point of the
image be aligned? Answer: Upon the intersections
● Explain the concept of hierarchy. Answer: A principle used to guide
the eye from the most important to least important, by using textures,
sizes, color, or location
● What is the purpose of the Color Guide panel in Illustrator? Answer:
It helps you pick colors that compliment each other.
● What are Harmony Rules? Answer: Rules that help you select colors
that work well together, like complimentary, analogous, triad...
● What is the difference between ppi and dpi? Answer: PPI: points per
inch
DPI: dots per inch
DPI refers solely to the printer, while PPI affects both printing and
display
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
● What is intellectual property? Answer: A work that is the result of
creativity
● Which circumstances would you need to obtain permission before
using an image?
1. If the image has a copyright notice.
2. If the image does not have a copyright notice.
3. If the image is marked as fair use.
4. If you purchase the image from a royalty-free website.
5. If you find the image with a regular web search.
6. If you created the image yourself. Answer: 1, 2, 5
● What are the five phases of a design project? Answer: Planning and
Analysis, Designing, Building, Testing, and Implementing and
Publishing
, ● Why is it important to update a client regularly throughout the design
process? Answer: So that you know you're doing it to their
specifications and making it correctly
● What is the Gestalt principle of design? Answer: The sum is more
important than smaller parts
● When using the Rule of Thirds, where should the focal point of the
image be aligned? Answer: Upon the intersections
● Explain the concept of hierarchy. Answer: A principle used to guide
the eye from the most important to least important, by using textures,
sizes, color, or location
● What is the purpose of the Color Guide panel in Illustrator? Answer:
It helps you pick colors that compliment each other.
● What are Harmony Rules? Answer: Rules that help you select colors
that work well together, like complimentary, analogous, triad...
● What is the difference between ppi and dpi? Answer: PPI: points per
inch
DPI: dots per inch
DPI refers solely to the printer, while PPI affects both printing and
display
