Exam 2: The Principles of Design

Where space permits, the foundation planting should reach ____________________ from the ends of the building.

____________________ plants eliminates the need to view each one separately and thereby applies the principle of simplicity.

Large trees and very high walls or ceilings in an outdoor room can create a dehumanizing landscape.

How many different types of balance are common in landscape design?

What permits designs to be judged as effective solutions to problems rather than just personal expressions of preference?

A focal point is effective even if it does not fall within the viewer's immediate range of vision.

The reassuring thing about the principles of design is that they were not created centuries ago by artists but stem from the common visual sense of most people.

At any one time, viewers of a landscape will only see what falls within their ____________________.

If a children's playground was placed beneath a grove of small trees, it is likely that the space would be in ____________________ with the users.

Proportion is concerned with what relationship among the component features of the landscape?

The type of balance in which an on-site feature is used to counterbalance a large off-site feature is ____________________.

Plants that fill large amounts of space on the ground and in the air serve as ____________________ plants.

Which principle of design explains the need for a visually strong eye attractant in the composition of major use areas of the landscape?

What is most likely to cause a violation of the principle of simplicity?

____________________ refer to standards by which designs can be created, measured, discussed, and evaluated.

A unified design is one in which all the separate parts contribute to the creation of the total design.

If a void is large and adjoins another equally large void such as a field, then the planting bed separating the two must be large enough not to be weak or apologetic.

Of all the principles of design, what is the easiest to measure if the other principles have been applied properly and comprehensively?

If a design contains extensive lighting, water features, sound systems, security systems, and circulation patterns, it is said to be technically complex.

If a colorful flower planting is placed in the center of the front lawn, at some distance from the entry of the building, the principle of ____________________ might be violated.