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2 Click on the link to answer questions 1-8. View the examples of each element to help you understand each principle. You will have to scroll down to find all the answers. http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/l/ aa_pod2.htm http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/l/ aa_pod2.htm SIX PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

3 Attain balance by equally distributing the weight of various elements, such as blocks of text, graphics, images, headings, ruled lines, white space on a page. Click on the following site to answer question 9: http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciple s/l/aa_balance.htm http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciple s/l/aa_balance.htm BALANCE

4 Balancing similar elements equally on a page (centered alignment). Click on the following link to answer question 10: http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/l/ aa_balance1.htm http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/l/ aa_balance1.htm SYMMETRICAL DESIGN

5 Contemporary design in which contrasting elements of unequal weight and proportion are positioned on a page to achieve balance. Click on the following link to answer question 11. http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/g/as ymmetrical.htm http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/g/as ymmetrical.htm Now click on the small gray words, on the web page, that says “an example of an asymmetrical layout” to see an example. ASYMMETRICAL DESIGN

6 Click on the link to answer question 12: http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/l /aa_balance3.htm http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/l /aa_balance3.htm RADIAL

7 Click the following link to find out more and answer questions 13- 16 : http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/l /aa_balance4.htm http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/l /aa_balance4.htm THREE RELATED ASPECTS OF PAGE LAYOUT AND BALANCE

8 Alignment of text and or graphics on a document. Click on the link to answer questions 17-18: http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/a /alignment.htm http://desktoppub.about.com/od/designprinciples/a /alignment.htm ALIGNMENT

9 Uniformity among specific design elements establishes a pattern of consistency in your document. Inconsistency can confuse and frustrate the reader and can lead to a reduction in readership. Link on the following link to answer question 19: http://desktoppub.about.com/od/consistency/Consistenc y.htm http://desktoppub.about.com/od/consistency/Consistenc y.htm Make sure you read and look at all the examples using a grid. CONSISTENCY

10 The difference between varying degrees of lightness and darkness on the page. Click on the link to answer question 20: http://webdesign.about.com/od/webdesignbasics/p/ aacontrast.htm http://webdesign.about.com/od/webdesignbasics/p/ aacontrast.htm CONTRAST

11 An element used to attract the reader’s eyes. FOCUS

12 The ease with which individual characters are recognized. LEGIBILITY

13 When scanning a paper the eyes have a tendency to move in a Z pattern. Click the link to answer questions 21-22: http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/pagelayout/f/layo ut_rules.htm http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/pagelayout/f/layo ut_rules.htm Z-PATTERN


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