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Graphic Designer interview cheat sheet
The Graphic Designer facts interviewers expect you to know cold. Ten minutes of revision the night before.
AmboQuick revision
- RGB vs CMYK
- RGB for screens, CMYK for print.
- Print resolution
- 300 DPI for print; 72–150 PPI is enough for screens.
- Bleed
- Usually 3 mm extra around print artwork.
- Vector vs raster
- Vectors scale without loss (logos); rasters are pixel-based (photos).
- Kerning vs tracking
- Kerning adjusts one letter pair; tracking adjusts a whole word or line.
- Serif vs sans serif
- Serifs feel traditional; sans serifs feel clean and modern.
- 60-30-10 rule
- Dominant, secondary and accent colour balance.
- Instagram sizes
- Feed 1080 × 1350 (4:5); Stories and Reels 1080 × 1920.
- Rule of thirds
- Place focal points on the third lines.
- File handoff
- Print PDF with bleed; PNG/JPG for web; source files organised.
Must-know topics
Rehearse these out loud
- Tell me about a brand project from brief to final design.
- What is the difference between RGB and CMYK?
- How do you choose fonts for a brand?
Revision is good. Practice is better.
- 1Ambo reads your resumeYour skills, projects, years and the role you want next.
- 2Then where you’re interviewingAnd how interviewers there question people like you.
- 3It maps every topic they could askMust-know first, your own projects included, built into short daily lessons.
- 4You practise, then get certifiedInterview Q&A after every lesson, then three proctored rounds ending in a voice interview with Ambo.
Questions, answered.
How should I use this Graphic Designer cheat sheet?
Revise it the night before and the morning of your interview, then say each answer out loud. It covers RGB vs CMYK, Print resolution and Bleed and more.
Is a cheat sheet enough to clear the interview?
It helps you recall facts quickly, but interviewers test how you apply them and follow up on your answers. Practise answering, not just reading.
How is this different from a list of interview questions?
A list is the same for everyone. Ambo builds your course from your resume, your target role and where you're interviewing, then writes every lesson from the interviewer's point of view: what they'll ask, a strong answer, and the follow-up they'll use to test you.
What is the certification test?
Three camera-proctored rounds that unlock one after another: an objective round, a hands-on round (coding or practical tasks for your role) and a voice interview with Ambo, who asks live follow-ups on your answers. Pass all three within 14 days to become TickBig Certified for 12 months.
Revise it, then rehearse it.
Ambo interviews you on Graphic Designer topics and follows up on what you say.