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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. Lines or patterns flow from a central location






2. Stand away from the body to conceal shape and add some size






3. Large pattern and bold pattern






4. 3/8 person's total height is above the waist and 5/8 below it.






5. Skeletal structure of the gbones






6. Up and down






7. Width rather than height






8. Area inside a shape






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






10. Wide shoulders and narrow hips






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






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






13. An appearance of equal sides of a central line






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






15. Smaller because they absorb light






16. Hug the body and emphasize figure irregularities






17. Vertical - horizontal - and diagonal






18. Reflect light and add size






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






20. Corduroy and denim






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






22. Large pattern and bold pattern






23. Changes in pattern such as size or color that happen gradually






24. Straight - curvy - and zig-zag






25. Larger






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






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






28. Natural defines waistline and tubular doesn't






29. Feeling of strength - dignity - and formality






30. Area inside the shape






31. Carries the eye through a regular pattern produced by design elements






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






33. Direction - thickness - and space between them






34. Smooth fabrics - dull finish


35. Area inside a shape






36. 3/8 person's total height is above the waist and 5/8 below it.






37. Up and down






38. An appearance of equal sides of a central line






39. Add movement and excitement






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






41. Series of points connected to form a narrow path






42. A feeling of stability and peace






43. Rectangular with vertical emphasis






44. Natural defines waistline and tubular doesn't






45. Focal point that catches your attention






46. Reflect light and add size






47. Rectangular with vertical emphasis






48. Add dimension or hide features






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






50. Corduroy and denim