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Elements & Principle
Question | Answer |
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1. What are the elements of design? | line, form, shape, texture, color, and space |
2. What are the principles of design? | balance, rhythm, proportion, emphasis, harmony |
3. What is the principle repetition? | repetition is when you repeat something. ex:color, object, line, shapes, etc |
4. How does texture affect color? | smooth textures: reflect light and look brighter and intense Rough textures: absorb light and look dark or dull |
5. What do curved lines suggest? | coziness and comfort and relates to nature |
6. What is the difference between horizontal, vertical, and radial balance? | horizontal: allusion of width vertical: allusion of height radial: curvy |
7. What do diagonal lines suggest? | movement and activity |
8. What is space? | space is what you start with and what you are dealing with in designs |
9. What are the four types of rhythm? | regular: repetition occurring at regular intervals Graduated: faster or slower repetition Random: neutral color scheme nut repeated is one color Gradation: ombre; big to large, dark to light |
10. What is asymmetrical balance? Example? | splitting a pic down the middle & objects on either side aren't the same but have objects that are visually equal in weight which balance the pic. Ex: candles on left of fire place mantel and the equal visual weight of pic frames on the right |
11. What is the difference between horizontal and vertical lines? | horizontal:allusion width-calm, relaxing vertical: allusion of height- stable, strong |
12. What is the golden mean? | ratio of something is 3:5 |
13. What is the difference between shape and form? | shape: 2-D form: 3-D |
14. What are the five types of balance? | asymmetrical, symmetrical, radial, vertical, and horizontal |
15. What does unity or harmony mean? | everything in the room or pic works together |
16. What are the two things texture involves? | texture involves how something feels and how something looks to feel |
17. What are the four types of line? | vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved |
18. What is proportion? | when something is equally distributed |
19. Which of the five types of balance suggests excitement or interest? | asymmetrical |
20. What is symmetrical balance? Example? | when something is the same on both sides. ex: two exact candles placed on the left and ride sides of a table |
21. What is emphasis? What is another name for it? | what is jumping out in the picture focal point |
22. What happens when you use a continuous line? | your eye follows it around the area wherever it leads |
23. What is another name for symmetrical balance? | formal balance |
24. What is another name for asymmetrical balance? | informal balance |
25. What is the difference between gradation and radiation? | gradation: changing it in one way. going from big to small or dark to light etc. radiation: when something starts in the middle and pokes out or comes our from the sides |