MODULE 3: PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

Question 1

What are the three Types of Balance?

Answer 1

Symmetrical, Asymmetrical and Radial Balance

Question 2

It is the arrangement of objects that seem to have an imaginary mirror placed along a central axis that bisects the form and presents each half as a mirror image of the other.

Answer 2

Symmetrical or Bilateral Balance

Question 3

This is the one that designers most readily perceive and most frequently use—perhaps because it appears naturally in our environment.

Answer 3

Symmetrical Balance

Question 4

Two unequal people (a small child and an adult) on a seesaw are an example of what type of balance?

Answer 4

Asymmetrical Balance

Question 5

A wagon wheel, rose windows in churches, a daisy, or the planets revolving about the sun are forms of _____ balance. It has a central point, or core, from which elements extend outward, or radiate.

Answer 5

Radial Balance

Question 6

Rhythm can be accomplished through _______, _______, and ________.

Answer 6

Repetition, Alternation and Progression

Question 7

This principle of design can be thought of as organized movement, regular intervals, or recurrence.

Answer 7

Rhythm

Question 8

____ are elements or concepts are repeated in a structured, organized manner.

Answer 8

Repetition

Question 9

Fabric with a pinstriped pattern creates an what kind of rhythm? As do more naturalistic alternations such as the zebra’s black and white stripes.

Answer 9

alternating (Alternation Rhythm)

Question 10

This suggests movement and draws the eye into directional sequences. Examples: light colors to dark colors or of small objects to large objects.

Answer 10

Progression

Question 11

A design principle when certain elements are accented more than others, creating a relationship of dominance and subordination.

Answer 11

Emphasis

Question 12

It is defined as the relationship of the parts to one another or to the whole.

Answer 12

Proportion

Question 13

It refers to the size of a thing in relation or comparison to other things.

Answer 13

Scale

Question 14

The Greeks also developed the _______, with its sides as a ratio of two parts to three.

Answer 14

Golden Rectangle

Question 15

It is a mathematical method for determining proportion.

Answer 15

Golden Ratio

Question 16

The progression of numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 . . . demonstrates the relationship of what?

Answer 16

Golden Section

Question 17

What does the “Golden Mean” represents?

Answer 17

It represents the division of a line between one-third and one-half of its length.

Question 18

Le Corbusier developed his proportional theory based on the human body’s dimensions, such as height and arm reach in 1948 and termed it ____.

Answer 18

Modular

Question 19

In architecture and interior design, we are comparing the size of an object or an environment to man.

Answer 19

Scale

Question 20

_____ is primarily defined as oneness, or the state of being one. It also refers to the totality of the related parts.

Answer 20

Unity

Question 21

What is the result of a composition fitting together, from a correct combination and balance of unity and variety?

Answer 21

Harmony

Question 22

The “Principles of Design” utilize the six elements and consists of?

Answer 22

Balance
Rhythm
Emphasis
Proportion
Scale
Unity
Harmony
Variety