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Grades 6–12 · Visual design

Which can create visual hierarchy?

  1. Removing every label
  2. A clear contrast in size and placement
  3. Using random alignment only
  4. Making every item equally dominant
Answer and explanation

A clear contrast in size and placement

Hierarchy guides attention through deliberate differences.

Grades 6–12 · Visual design

Describe how an artist could direct attention toward one focal point.

Answer and explanation

Use contrast, placement, scale or surrounding negative space while reducing competing emphasis elsewhere.

Accept justified combinations with a clear intended effect.

Grades 6–12 · Visual design

Why should a chart not rely only on red versus green?

  1. The data disappear in print
  2. Labels are always forbidden
  3. All colours are identical to everyone
  4. Some viewers may not distinguish those colours reliably
Answer and explanation

Some viewers may not distinguish those colours reliably

Additional cues improve accessibility and reproduction.

Grades 6–12 · Visual design

A design repeats a motif 3 times in each of 4 rows. Count motifs.

Answer and explanation

12

3×4=12.

Grades 6–12 · Visual design

Write a critique sentence that distinguishes observation from interpretation.

Answer and explanation

For example: The central shape is larger and darker than the others; this contrast draws my attention to it first.

Credit a visible feature and an explicitly reasoned effect.

Grades 6–12 · Visual design

What is negative space in composition?

  1. A mathematically negative area
  2. Only black paint
  3. Space around or between forms
  4. Always an error
Answer and explanation

Space around or between forms

Unoccupied space can actively shape composition.

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