Visual Elements & Principles of Design

1. Which of the following BEST defines design?

• Design is the process of communicating and promoting understanding.

• Design is the process of creating or using the elements of art for utility or use and visual appeal.

• Design is the process of creating anything we can see.

• Design is the process of making potentially purposeless items appear more useful.

2. Which of the following visual elements is concerned with the shade of a color?

• Value

• Texture

• Line

• Size

3. In design, which of the following is related to having all of the components work together to support a theme?

• Unity

• Contrast

• Balance

• Harmony

4. _____ are concerned with the sight-related components of a design, while _____ are concerned with how they are used.

• lines; gradations

• shapes; harmonies

• None of the answers are correct.

• visual elements; principles

5. In design, direction refers to which one of the following?

• The attribute of a line

• An enclosed area that can be geometric or organic

• A mark made by a brush, pen or pencil

• The area occupied by a shape