Color Theory
What are the three primary colors in traditional art color theory?
What are red, yellow, and blue?
What is the main goal of universal design?
What is designing spaces and products to be usable by as many people as possible?
Which element describes the outline or silhouette of an object?
What is line?
What principle describes how visual weight is distributed in a room?
What is balance?
What does a floor plan show when viewed from above?
What is the layout of a space, including walls, openings, and furnishings?
What do you call colors that sit opposite each other on the color wheel?
What are complementary colors?
Which feature can make an entrance easier to use for someone using a wheelchair, a person with a stroller, or someone moving a cart?
What is a ramp or step-free entrance?
Which element refers to the surface quality that can be seen or felt?
What is texture?
What principle makes one feature stand out as the main focal point?
What is emphasis?
What is a circulation path in a floor plan?
What is a route people use to move through a space?
What color scheme uses colors next to one another on the color wheel?
What is an analogous color scheme?
What does “equitable use” mean in universal design?
What is providing the same or equivalent means of use for people with different abilities?
What element describes the area around, between, or within objects?
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What principle is created by repeating colors, shapes, or patterns?
What is rhythm?
Why should a designer measure a room before arranging furniture?
What is to check whether furniture fits and allows comfortable movement?
A designer adds white to a hue. What is the resulting lighter color called?
What is a tint?
Why might a designer install lever-style door handles instead of round knobs?
What is that levers can be easier to operate for people with limited grip or hand strength?
In interior design, what element is created when a line extends into three dimensions and has height, width, and depth?
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How does contrast help a designer make a room more visually interesting?
What is creating noticeable differences, such as light and dark or smooth and rough, to distinguish elements?
What is one reason to keep pathways clear between a room’s entrance and its main activity areas?
What is to support safe, convenient movement and access?
A designer wants a room to feel calm and unified using colors close together on the color wheel. Which scheme should they choose, and why?
What is an analogous scheme, because neighboring colors tend to create a cohesive, harmonious effect?
A public meeting room needs flexible seating for different body sizes, mobility devices, and ways of participating. Name two design choices that support universal design.
What are clear circulation paths, adjustable or varied seating, accessible table spaces, or readable signs?
A room uses smooth glass, rough stone, and soft fabric. Which design element do these materials emphasize, and how can it affect the room?
What is texture, which can add visual interest and influence how the room feels?
A room has a bold patterned rug, many bright accessories, and several competing focal points. Which principle may be weak, and what design change could help?
What is unity; the designer could repeat a few colors or simplify competing elements to make the room feel more cohesive?
A living room plan places a large sofa across the main route from the doorway to the kitchen. What problem does this create, and how could the plan be improved?
What is blocked circulation; reposition the sofa or adjust the layout to create a clear, comfortable pathway?