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Understanding Design

Subjects : design, art
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Vertical - horizontal - and diagonal






2. V-neck - raised collars - narrow panels






3. Both pleasing to person - music ear and fashion eyes.






4. A pattern repeats - (stripes - fabric cut of layers)






5. = at chest and hips - smaller at the waist






6. Framed by the way the garment is sewn (dart - yoke - pleat - necklines - etc)






7. Add movement and excitement






8. Small and subtle patterns






9. Add dimension or hide features






10. A feeling of stability and peace






11. To add interest or make it unique - highlight feature - or divert attention from feature






12. Direction - thickness - and space between them






13. Fits close to body and emphasizes natural waistline - worn easily on average body sizes






14. To add interest or make it unique - highlight feature - or divert attention from feature






15. Sewing different parts together - seams - darts - tucks - pleats - yoke - necklines - armholes - etc.






16. Surface characteristics that affect the way it looks and feels






17. Rectangular with vertical emphasis






18. Large pockets - contrasting belts - two-piece outfit






19. Follows your body outline - fits close to body - and accentuates the natural waistline






20. A feeling of stability and peace






21. Large pattern and bold pattern






22. An appearance of equal sides of a central line






23. Up and down






24. Rectangular with vertical emphasis






25. Narrow shoulders and wide hips






26. Lines or patterns flow from a central location






27. Outline that forms when a combination of lines come together to enclose an area






28. Lines or patterns flow from a central location






29. Outline that forms when one or more lines come together to enclose an area






30. Sewing different parts together - seams - darts - tucks - pleats - yoke - necklines - armholes - etc.






31. Wrap skirt - large and small spaces with contrasting colors - pocket on one side with stripes on the other






32. Feeling of strength - dignity - and formality






33. Natural defines waistline and tubular doesn't






34. Jersey and chiffon






35. Narrow shoulders and wide hips






36. Color - line - shape - space - and texture






37. Rectangular with vertical emphasis - dominant lines go up and down - waistline is not defined






38. Area inside the shape






39. Wide shoulders and narrow hips






40. Scale - how separate parts of a garment relate to each other and to the whole in size






41. Both - horizontal - bell - diagonal and full- curved






42. Hug the body and emphasize figure irregularities






43. Vertical - horizontal - and diagonal






44. Corduroy and denim






45. Hug the body and emphasize figure irregularities






46. Rectangular with vertical emphasis - dominant lines go up and down - waistline is not defined






47. Feeling of strength - dignity - and formality






48. Framed by the way the garment is sewn (dart - yoke - pleat - necklines - etc)






49. Area inside a shape






50. Skeletal structure of the gbones