Principles of Design Quiz

The principles of design can best be described as...

• Rules that artists follow when creating visual art

• The laws of good art that can never be bent or broken

• The categories by which different types of visual art are defined

• The different ways in which an audience perceives art

What is "balance?"

• Art that is always symmetrical

• Art with evenly distributed visual "weight"

• Art with a clearly defined axis

• Art with a strong focal point

Why is the top image balanced while the bottom is unbalanced?

• The small square is bigger

• The small square is red

• The squares are closer to the center

• The large square is smaller

Which is NOT a reason why the color red makes the top image balanced?

• It creates greater visual interest

• It compensates for the small size of the square

• People associate red with heaviness

• It evenly splits the viewer's attention between the two squares

What is "contrast?"

• The use of similar elements to create unity

• The use of lines, colors, and shapes to direct the eye of the viewer

• The use of visually interesting patterns

• The use of opposite elements to create interest

What is NOT a way to create a focal point for emphasis?

• Positioning the focal point in a central location

• Creating an element with visual contrast to the rest of the piece

• Using movement to draw the viewer's eye to the focal point

• Separating the focal point from the rest of the piece

In what way is "movement" different from "emphasis?"

• A focal point is not required

• Movement does not use color

• Emphasis does not manipulate perspective

• There is no difference

In what way is "rhythm" different from "movement?"

• Rhythm is based on musical interpretation

• Movement has a focal point while rhythm does not

• Movement suggests that the piece itself is moving

• Rhythm suggests that the piece itself is moving

What is not a word that describes "unity" in design?

• Cohesion

• Wholeness

• Harmony

• Inconsistency

Which is NOT an example of movement?

• Fighter jets turning in mid-air

• Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

• A winding top-down view of a staircase

• Two fat cats on a scale