Deck 3: Elements and Principles of Design

Question 1

Gestalt psychology discusses

A) the alignment of patterned grids.
B) how the brain organizes and groups elements into patterns.
C) how the eye perceives texture and form to create an axis that leads the visitor.
D) visual literacy and its relationship to interior design.

Answer 1

how the brain organizes and groups elements into patterns.

Question 2

Which of the following design characteristics would NOT apply if the concept for a design of a room were "mature oak trees?"

A) strong
B) flexible
C) vertical
D) green and brown

Answer 2

flexible

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of structural design?

A) simplicity
B) pattern, texture, and ornament
C) integration of the structure within itself
D) suitable for its intended purpose

Answer 3

pattern, texture, and ornament

Question 4

Which of the following psychological properties is generally true of the horizontal line?

A) strength
B) active
C) feminine
D) stately

Question 5

Forms fall into which three basic categories?

A) cylinders, triangles, and squares
B) rectangles, triangles, and cylinders
C) conical, squares and rectangles, and triangles
D) rectangular and square, triangular, curved

Question 6

What kind of form provides unity and stability in a space?

A) curved
B) mass
C) triangular
D) rectangular

Question 7

Which element can affect the acoustics of a room?

A) pattern
B) form
C) texture
D) color

Question 8

Pattern is a form of

A) simplicity.
B) decorative design.
C) structural design.
D) suitability.

Question 9

The proportion of an object is perceived in relation to the

A) background color.
B) area or other objects around it.
C) textural surroundings.
D) line composition and direction.

Question 10

Over 2000 years ago, the Greeks discovered that the division of a line somewhere between 1/ 2 and
1/3 was the most pleasing. This division is still retained as the

A) golden rule.
B) golden section.
C) golden mean.
D) golden graham.

Question 11

Which of the following design principles is the common denominator of a well-designed room?

A) emphasis
B) rhythm
C) balance
D) harmony

Question 12

Harmony results when which of the following aspects are combined?

A) unity and variety
B) rhythm and unity
C) variety and function

Question 13

Match the Following Phrase With the Correct Element

-Affects the mood and appearance of a room

A) Space
B) Line
C) Shape and Mass
D) Texture
E) Light
F) Color
G) Pattern

Question 14

Match the Following Phrase With the Correct Element

-Decorative design based on other elements

A) Space
B) Line
C) Shape and Mass
D) Texture
E) Light
F) Color
G) Pattern

Question 15

Match the Following Phrase With the Correct Element

-Area found within an enclosure either real or perceived

A) Space
B) Line
C) Shape and Mass
D) Texture
E) Light
F) Color
G) Pattern

Question 16

Match the Following Phrase With the Correct Element

-Is dependent on light

A) Space
B) Line
C) Shape and Mass
D) Texture
E) Light
F) Color
G) Pattern

Question 17

Match the Following Phrase With the Correct Element

-The direction or feeling of a design

A) Space
B) Line
C) Shape and Mass
D) Texture
E) Light
F) Color
G) Pattern

Question 18

Match the Following Phrase With the Correct Element

-The essential nature of a design that distinguishes it from another

A) Space
B) Line
C) Shape and Mass
D) Texture
E) Light
F) Color
G) Pattern

Question 19

Match the Following Phrase With the Correct Element

-The surface quality

A) Space
B) Line
C) Shape and Mass
D) Texture
E) Light
F) Color
G) Pattern

Question 20

Design thinking can be viewed in three broad phases. Discuss each of these.

Question 21

What is meant by visual literacy?

Question 22

What are the important aspects of concept in relationship to interior design.

Question 23

Discuss why harmony is the most important principle of design:

Question 24

Perceptual theories include, proximity, similarity, continuance, closure and alignment.
-A dropped ceiling over a reception area uses which perceptual theory?

Question 25

Perceptual theories include, proximity, similarity, continuance, closure and alignment.
-List one of the perceptual theories and describe/create an example of how it is used in an interior.
Perceptual Theory:-----------
Application in an interior (describe and/or sketch):

Question 26

Perceptual theories include, proximity, similarity, continuance, closure and alignment.
-45 List another of the perceptual theories and describe/create an example of how it is used in an interior.
Perceptual Theory:--------
Application in an interior (describe and/or sketch):