Design Principles

1. Which of the following best describes proportion?

• A. Size or amount of a design object in relation to the other objects in the document

• B. Use of design elements to draw attention to a focal point

• C. Appearance of having equal visual weight

• D. Creating balance in a design using a variety of objects, shapes, colors, movement or white space which have equal visual weight but are not the exact same on each half

2. Which of the following best describes balance?

• A. Size or amount of a design object in relation to the other objects in the document

• B. Use of design elements to draw attention to a focal point

• C. Appearance of having equal visual weight

• D. Creating balance in a design using a variety of objects, shapes, colors, movement or white space which have equal visual weight but are not the exact same on each half

3. Which of the following best describes emphasis?

• A. Size or amount of a design object in relation to the other objects in the document

• B. Use of design elements to draw attention to a focal point

• C. Appearance of having equal visual weight

• D. Creating balance in a design using a variety of objects, shapes, colors, movement or white space which have equal visual weight but are not the exact same on each half

4. Which of the following terms best describes creating balance by using the same objects, shapes, colors or movement on each half of a design so it appears one side of the design is a reflection of the other side?

• A. Symmetry

• B. Asymmetry

Which term should be used in the following sentence: A(n) ___________ should be struck between having repetition and variety.

• emphasis

• balance