Principles of Design Quiz

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Emphasis is...

• the visual size and weight of elements
• the regular arrangement or repetition in a design
• used to highlight the most important information
• used to help reinforce ideas and unify elements in a design

Emphasis can be created using... Choose 3!

• Color
• Depth of field (focus)
• Unity
• Contrast

Hierarchy is...

• used to create visual interest in a design.
• the arrangement of information in a design to imply importance.
• created by using different, often opposite, elements to add visual interest.
• created when elements in a design harmonize, making a design cohesive.

The most important information in a composition are often...

• larger, a different color, formatted differently
• smaller, similarly colored, and formatted to all look the same.

Hierarchy is used to... Choose 3!

• add structure to a design
• create visual organization
• made compositions harder to read
• organize information

Proportion is...

• the regular arrangement or repetition of elements in a design
• the way your eye travels around the composition
• when elements are repeated in a way that creates organized movement
• the visual size and weight of elements and how they relate to each other