Test 2 Flashcards
Harmony results when the following aspects are combined.
a) Rhythm and Unity
b) Variety and Function
c) Function and Style
d) Unity and Variety
d) Unit and Variety
Which of the following is not a design principle?
a) Proportion
b) Rhythm
c) Space
d) Balance
c) space
Value of color refers to
a) Lightness or darkness of color
b) Saturation of color
c) Hue of color
d) Dullness of color
a) Lightness or darkness of color
Which of the following is a 2D outline (flat plane)?
a) Line
b) Shape
c) Form
d) Scale
b) Shape
Which of the following best explains how design principles and elements relate to one another?
a) Most elements and principles are unrelated.
b) Each design element has a certain and specific design principle.
c) They have no relationship; they are completely different concepts.
d) Every element in a given design can be evaluated according to the way it expresses a principle of design.
d) Every element in a given design can be evaluated according to the way it expresses a principle of design.
This term represents a focal point, draws and holds attention.
a) Harmony
b) Rhythm
c) Variety
d) Emphasis
d) Emphasis
This is the most basic element, an economical means of expression.
a) Shape
b) Line
c) Form
d) Pattern
b) Line
Which of the following is a more informal arrangement in which dissimilar objects are placed at varying distances from a center to create a visual balance?
a) Radial
b) Bisymmetrical
c) Asymmetrical
d) Symmetrical
c) Asymmetrical
A design in which all the important architectural features, fixtures and furnishings mirror each other on either side of an imaginary line is an example of __________. (fill in the blank)
a) Radial Balance
b) Asymmetrical Balance
c) Symmetrical Balance
d) The Golden Section
c) Symmetrical Balance
Too much texture may make a room feel _______________. (fill in the blank)
a) comfortable and yet stimulating
b) uncomfortable and cluttered
c) none of the above
d) comfortable and soothing
b) uncomfortable and cluttered
Which of the following can be used to make a larger space appear smaller?
a) Light valued colors
b) Small scaled furniture
c) Restrained patterns
d) Dark valued colors
a) Dark Values colors
To create a successful design, _______________ are used as tools or guidelines. (fill in the blank)
a) Elements and Principles
b) Variety and Harmony
c) Design and Spaces
d) Color and Light
a) Elements and Principles
A characteristic of a rough texture is that it ______________. (fill in the blank)
a) absorbs light
b) will reflect light
c) can hurt the eyes
d) is only visual
a) absorbs light
This line emits a formal feeling.
a) Free flowing
b) Vertical
c) Curved
d) Horizontal
b) Vertical
All elements are affected by _________ through wear and tear, trends and weather.
a) light
b)color
c) time
d) texture
c) time
White added to a color is ___________. (fill in the blank)
a) Saturation
b) Undertones
c) Shade
d) Tint
d) Tint
Rhythm that creates unity and sameness is ____________. (fill in the blank)
a) Alternation
b) Repetition
c) Progression
d) Transition
b) Repetition
Black added to a color is _______________. (fill in the blank)
a) tint
b) saturation
c) shade
d) Tone
c) Shade
Red and green is an example of a _____________ color scheme. (fill in the blank)
a) complimentary
b) analogous
c)monochromatic
d) split complementary
a) Complimentary
A color scheme made up of one color with variations in value.
a) Analogous
b) Complementary
c) Split Complementary
d) Monochromatic
d) Monochromatic
Another name for color is _____________. (fill in the blank)
a) tint
b) hue
c) shade
d) Tone
b) hue
________________ is an arrangement of elements physically or visually to reach the state of poise, stability and equilibrium. (fill in the blank)
a) Harmony
b) Rhythm
c) Balance
c) Balance
The lightness or darkness of hue.
a) Hue
b) Tint
c) Tone
d) Value
d) Value
All tactile texture provides visual texture as well.
- true
- False
True
Visual texture may be illusory or real.
- True
- False
True
Designers utilize scale figures to make a space more understandable and to better see relativity of space to human beings
- True
- False
True
Gray added to a color is called shade.
- True
- False
False
Three to six hues adjacent to each other on the color wheel make up an analogous color scheme.
- True
- False
True
Red, orange and yellow are examples of cool colors.
- True
- False
False
Asymmetrical balance places a focus of attention on the termination of an axis.
- True
- False
False
………………. developed to enable designers to formulate, apply, and evaluate essential design elements and principles to meet human needs and fulfill human aspirations.
a) Design Rules
b) Psychology
c) Color Schemes
d) Theories
d) Theories
Which one is a sub element of space?
a) Time
b) Physical Objects
c) Movement in three dimensions
d) All of the above.
d) All of the above
Hallway, mudroom, exterior portico, breezeway are kind of………….
a) Interlaced Spaces
b) Adjacent Spaces
c) Enveloped spaces
d) Transitional Spaces
d) Transitional Spaces
Rough textures, plush fabrics, carpeting, uneven wall surfaces, live plants stimulate …..
a) Darkness
b) sense of coldness
c) Brightness
d) sense of warmth
d) sense of warmth
Derived from living things (a person, animal, or a plant).
a) Organic Design
b) Structural Design
c) Naturalistic Design
d) Geometric Design
a) Organic Design
Can be derived from natural, organic, or geometric shapes.
a) Abstract Design
b) Structural Design
c) Metamorphic Design
d) Geometric Design
a) Abstract design
Suggests movement and draws the eye into directional sequences.
a) Alteration Rhythm
b) Progressive rhythm
c) Harmony
d) Repetition Rhythm
b) Pregressive rhythm
Designers use medium green and green-blue walls for operating rooms. which color interaction characteristic are these selections based on?
a) Simultaneous Contrast
b) Subtraction of Colors
c) After Image
d) Reverse Grounds
c) After Image
Different individuals are affected by colors in environment based on
a) their background education
b) their background experiences
c) Culture
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
Warm hues advance in the environment.
- True
- False
True
Bright colors recede in the environment.
- True
- False
False
Closer hues are perceived as more brilliant and darker.
-True
- False
True
Textured materials (like nubby fabrics, pile carpet, and velvet) look lighter than a smooth materials with the same hue.
- True
- False
False
Using too much white makes glare in offices.
- True
- False
True
Blue-green is a secondary color in the standard color wheel.
- True
- False
False
Orange is a primary color in the standard color wheel.
- True
- False
False
Black, white, and gray are monochromatic colors.
- True
- False
False
Orange and blue are complementary colors.
- True
- False
true
We will have white color light if we mix all color lights in the Subtractive method of mixing lights.
- True
- False
false
The material or texture of objects influences how much light is absorbed, reflected, or transmitted.
- True
- False
true
