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Senior Production Designer Assessment

Please answer from your own production knowledge. The form records timing and focus-change signals so reviewers can understand how the work was completed.

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Question 1

A client wants spot UV on only the logo and a few headings. Explain how you would set up the InDesign file and exported PDF for the printer.

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Question 2

You are building a 5 x 7 postcard with color to the edge. What document size, bleed, safe area, and export settings would you use?

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Question 3

Before packaging a press-ready booklet, what do you check in InDesign Preflight and why?

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Question 4

Explain when you would use 100K black, rich black, and registration black. Include at least one situation where the wrong choice can cause a production problem.

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Question 5

A placed image shows 300 PPI actual but 92 PPI effective in InDesign. What does that mean, and what would you do before sending the file to print?

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Question 6

A brand file uses a Pantone spot color, but this job is printing CMYK process. How do you verify, convert, or preserve colors correctly?

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Question 7

A printer asks for a press-ready PDF. What PDF preset or standards would you consider, and which settings would you confirm before export?

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Question 8

What are overprint and knockout? Describe how you would catch a problem before it reaches the printer.

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Question 9

You are preparing a saddle-stitched brochure. What should you know about page count, reader spreads versus printer spreads, and creep?

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Question 10

You are designing an 8 ft x 3 ft trade show banner. How do scale, resolution, bleed, file setup, and viewing distance change your workflow?

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Question 11

A vendor asks you to outline all fonts, but the creative director wants the native file to remain editable. How do you handle that request?

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Question 12

You inherit a messy InDesign file with missing links, unused styles, inconsistent master pages, and old copy. Walk through your cleanup process.

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Question 13

You need to produce a set of static digital ads in multiple sizes from an approved design. How do you keep the exports accurate, sharp, accessible, and organized?

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