Design Principles in Art

What does balance in design refer to?

• The regular repetition of elements such as line, shape, and form

• The distribution of visual weight in an artwork

• The creation of a focal point in an artwork

• The way how textures show how things feel

What is the role of contrast in design?

• To ensure all elements within the artwork are in harmony

• To create a path made by a moving point through space

• To show the difference between elements in a composition

• To describe the surface quality of an object

What is the purpose of emphasis in artwork?

• To describe the lightness or darkness of a surface

• To create the illusion of depth within an artwork

• To create a focal point and draw attention to particular areas of the artwork

• To distribute visual weight equally across the artwork

How is movement depicted in artwork?

• Through the use of organic shapes

• By the lightness or darkness of a surface

• By the way the eye travels through an artwork

• Through the regular repetition of elements such as line, shape, and form

What is rhythm in the context of design?

• The distribution of visual weight in an artwork

• The regular repetition of elements such as line, shape, and form

• The creation of a focal point in an artwork

• The three-dimensional form of an object

What does unity in design ensure?

• That the artwork has a variety of different elements

• That the artwork has a focal point

• That all elements within the artwork are in harmony

• That the artwork shows movement

What is the significance of variety in design?

• To create the illusion of depth within an artwork

• To ensure all elements within the artwork are in harmony

• To use several elements of design to hold the viewer's attention and guide the viewer's eye through and around the work of art

• To show the difference between elements in a composition

What does the element of line in art refer to?

• The lightness or darkness of a surface

• The surface quality of an object

• A path made by a moving point through space

• The illusion of depth within an artwork

What are shapes in the context of art?

• Three-dimensional forms that have volume and take up space

• Flat, enclosed areas that are two-dimensional

• The way light reflects off a surface

• The distribution of visual weight in an artwork

How is color defined in art?

• By the regular repetition of elements such as line, shape, and form

• As the lightness or darkness of a surface

• As the way light reflects off a surface, characterized by hue, value, and intensity

• As the distribution of visual weight in an artwork