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