Design Principles Quiz

What is the appearance of having equal visual weights in a design?

• Repetition

• Proportion

• Balance

• Harmony

How is balance created in a design by using a variety of objects, shapes, colors, movement or white space?

• Harmony

• Symmetrical

• Asymmetrical

• Repetition

What is the use of repeated design elements, such as size, color, typeface, spacing or grid structure called?

• Proportion

• Repetition

• Hierarchy

• Medium

What is the feeling of cohesiveness between all design elements in a design called?

• Proportion

• Emphasis

• Harmony

• Balance

What is the system for laying out design elements consistently using a series of vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines called?

• Margins

• Frames

• Guides

• Grids

What is the principle of design that refers to the difference between elements in a composition?

• Contrast

• Balance

• Harmony

• Repetition

What is the term for the visual arrangement of design elements in a way that signifies importance?

• Proportion

• Hierarchy

• Balance

• Contrast

What is the design principle that involves arranging elements to create stability in a composition?

• Contrast

• Balance

• Harmony

• Repetition

Match the following

• Margins

• Horizontal divisions of content

• Gutters

• Margins between columns

• Columns

• Any space which is not occupied by design elements

• Rows

• Vertical divisions of content

• White Space

• Area surrounding any design element

Match the following

• Headings

• Summary of important information in an article

• Deck

• Used to break long body text in shorter segments

• Kicker

• Short bursts of text which provide important information about content

• Subheading

• Larger headline than main headlines meant to draw attention to main article

• Hammer

• Small headline which helps classify information