Post #12

Define principles of design?

Principles that make or break a design; contrast, repetition, proximity, and alignment.

What do the principles of design affect?

How people look and think of the design. 

What is the difference between the principles of design and C.R.A.P.? How can contrast help a design? 

Principles of design consist of C.R.A.P. It stands for contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity. Contrast gives the design a focal point. 

What is wrong with having too much or too little contrast in a design?

Too much contrast may confuse the audience as to what the focal point is. Too little contrast makes the design not have a focal point at all.

What is the key to working with contrast?

The key is to have a focal point.

What are some common ways of creating contrast?

A light color within a dark color of a dark color within a light color.

What is the principle of repetition?

It is repeating the same shape or design over and over again.

Describe ways that the principle of repetition helps the composition?

Repetition makes a cohesive piece.

What are ways that you can incorporate repetition into your designs? 

Repeating the same shapes around the focal point. 

What should you avoid when working with repetition?

You should avoid using too much repetition or weird repetitions. 

What is the principle of alignment?  

Everything has a visual relationship with the other principles on the design.

What is the principle of proximity?  

Grouping shapes closer or farther apart.

What is the principle of proportion?

The size and proportion of a shape/design.

Define symmetrical balance?

Making the design equal and that one side of the design doesn't have more decorations than the other side.

What is another name for asymmetrical balance? 

Informal balance.

Define asymmetrical balance?  

Placement of objects that may not seem equal on the design but they are equal around the focal point.

What is a focal point and how is it created?

The center or the thing that pops out the most on a design. It's created with contrast; the focal point is different from the rest of the design and pops out more.

How many components of a composition can be a focal point?

3.

What ways can emphasis be created in a design?

It can be created using contrast or it can be created by using the other principles around it. 

What is the principle of harmony and how is it different from unity?

Harmony is using the principles together to make a simple look. Unity makes the principles work together as a whole.

What is the principle of unity?What three ways can unity be obtained?

Unity is making sure that all the principles work together as a whole. It can be obtained with contrast, repetition, and alignment.

 What is the principle of variety?

Making different designs and using different principles in one art piece.

 What three ways can a designer add variety to a design?

Changing colors, focal point, repetition, and alignment.