quiz: design principles
This is a take-home or open-resource assignment to deepen knowledge about the design principles.
Answer the following questions:
DESIGN: Why are the principles of design relevant? What do they do?
UNITY: Define this concept.
UNITY: Describe how we might see unity occur in an artwork.
UNITY: How is unity achieved in general? What might an artist do to achieve unity?
UNITY: CONCEPTUAL UNITY: Where might we see an example of conceptual unity?
VARIETY: Describe how we might see variety occur in an artwork.
VARIETY: EMPHASIZING VARIETY: What might an artist do to emphasize variety?
VARIETY: Name a few examples of variety in life.
BALANCE: Define balance in a general way.
BALANCE: How might balance be seen or shown?
BALANCE: ACTUAL BALANCE: Define how we might see actual balance occur.
BALANCE: PICTORIAL BALANCE: Define how pictorial balance is different from actual balance.
BALANCE: BI-LATERAL SYMMETRY: Define what is meant by bi-lateral symmetry. Provide an example.
BALANCE: ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE: Define what is suggested by asymmetrical balance.
BALANCE: DIAGONAL BALANCE: What is diagonal balance. Provide an example.
BALANCE: RADIAL BALANCE: Define what might be meant by radial balance. Provide an example.
BALANCE: IMBALANCE: Define imbalance. What might imbalance be used for in a work of art?
FOCUS: FOCAL POINT: What is a focal point or an area of focus?
FOCUS: FOCAL POINT: How might one create a focal point or area of focus?
RHYTHM: Define rhythm. How might it occur in vision, sound or texture?
RHYTHM: REPETITION: Define repetitive rhythm. Provide an example.
RHYTHM: VARIATION: Define rhythm that has variation to it. Provide an example.
RHYTHM: USE: What can rhythm do for the viewer/listener?
SCALE: Define scale in a general way. Provide an example of its use in an artwork.
SCALE: Provide examples of two things that are in scale with each other.
SCALE: DISTORTION: Provide examples of two things out of scale with each other. What feeling does this cause?
SCALE: HIERARCHY: When items vary in size or scale, how does this affect meaning, order or importance?
PROPORTION: Define proportion. Provide an example of something that has all of its parts in proportion.
PROPORTION: DISTORTION: Provide an example of something that has some of its parts out of, or not in, proportion.
PROPORTION: THE CANON OF PROPORTIONS: What is the canon of proportions and where did it come from?
PROPORTION: GOLDEN MEAN: Define the golden mean. How is it used in art, math or cultural contexts?
PROPORTION: EXPRESSIVE PROPORTIONS: Explain why an artist might use expressive proportions.
DESIGN: NOUN: What is ‘a design’?
DESIGN: VERB: What does it mean ‘to design’ something?