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Elements and principles
Question | Answer |
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What are the elements of design? | a line, shape/form, texture, and color/space |
What are the principles of design? | Balance, rhythm, proportion/scale, emphasis, unity/harmony |
What is the principle repition? | Design is copied or repeated through color, form, or texture |
How does texture affect color? | Smooth textures reflect light and look birghter, shinier, and more intense. Rough textures absorb more light and look darker and duller. |
What do curved lines suggest? | coziness, comfort, naturalness, delicateness, softness |
What is the difference between horizantal, vertical, and radical balance? | In vertical balance, top and bottom parts are equal. In horizantal balance, the left and right parts are equal. And in radical balance, elements radiate out from the center. |
What do diagnoal lines suggest? | movement, activity, and excitement |
What is space? | An area provided for a specific purpose |
What are the four types of rhythm? | Gradation, radiation, repetition, and continuous line |
What is asymmetrical balance? Example? | When parts of a design are not identical but are equal in visual weight. A picture frame on one side and a vase directly on the other |
What is the difference between vertical and horizontal lines? | vertical lines go up and down and horizontal lines go left to right |
What is the golden mean? | a 3 to 5 ratio |
What's the difference between shape and form? | A shape is a 2 demensional object and form is a 3 dimensional object that creates volume and mass. |
What are the five types of balance? | 1. Symmetrical balance 2. Asymmetrical balance 3. Vertical balance 4. Horizantal balance 5. Radical balance |
What does unify and harmony mean? | When all elements and principles of design work together to create harmony |
What are the two things texture involves? | How something feels and how you think something feels |
What are the four types of lines? | 1. Vertical 2. Horizantal 3. Diagonal 4. Curved |
What is proportion? | A ratio of one part to another or 1 part to a whole |
Which of the five types of balance suggest excitement or interest? | Asymmetrical balance |
What is symmetrical balance? | When both parts are identical. Plants, insects(butterfly), or humans. When it's equal on both sides. |
What is emphasis? What is another name for it? | One object or item that stands out. Also called a focal point. |
What happens when you use a continuous line? | It creates a continuous line for the eye to follow |
What is another name for symmetrical balance? | formal balance |
What is another name for asymmetrical balance? | informal balance |
What is the difference between gradation and radiation? | Gradation is when something is increasing or decreasing in size or color. Radiaiton is when something is moving from the center outwards. |