Deck 2: The Principles of Design

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Question 5

Foundation plantings, once used to hide high and unattractive foundations, are no longer important in landscaping.

Question 6

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

Question 7

A design does not have to be shown to be in compliance with design principles to be judged as good or bad.

Question 8

Most landscape plants are either specimen plants or accent plants.

Question 9

If a building is not symmetric, it is better suited for asymmetrical, informal landscape settings.

Question 10

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.

Question 11

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

A) opinions
B) experts
C) licensing
D) principles

Question 12

The text describes how many principles that direct the design of landscapes?

A) four
B) five
C) six
D) seven

Question 13

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

A) five
B) two
C) four
D) three

Question 14

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

A) focalization
B) unity
C) rhythm and line
D) simplicity

Question 15

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

A) size
B) color
C) texture
D) visual

Question 16

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

A) simplicity
B) proportion
C) unity
D) balance

Question 17

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

A) expense
B) architectural innovation
C) unnecessary complexity
D) vibrant color selections

Question 18

Which plants attract more attention than any other plants around them?

A) specimen plants
B) tall plants
C) foundation plants
D) evergreen plants

Question 19

What is included under the umbrella term hardscape?

A) paving
B) fencing
C) constructed walls
D) All answers are correct

Question 20

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

A) specimen
B) massing
C) accent
D) foundation

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

Fussy bedlines used to shape a planting bed would violate the principle of ____________________.

Question 24

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

Question 25

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.

Question 26

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.

Question 27

A landscape that is designed to be the same on both sides of center has applied ____________________ balance.

Question 28

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

Question 29

A single pyramidal plant set among a grouping of spreading plants would exemplify an ____________________ plant.

Question 30

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