Design Literacy: Terminology, Analysis & Communication
Design Literacy: Terminology, Analysis & Communication is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 Design CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which term describes the principle that a design's form should be primarily determined by its practical function, with minimal or no decoration?
Functionalism
Eclecticism
Avant garde
Bio-morphism
Answer: Functionalism — Functionalism is the principle that a design's form should be primarily determined by its practical function, with decoration kept minimal or entirely absent.
Easy
2. Which term describes a design that deliberately combines elements, references or motifs from multiple different sources, periods or cultures into one composition?
Eclecticism
Minimalism
Hard-edge
Functionalism
Answer: Eclecticism — Eclecticism is a design or style that deliberately combines elements, references or motifs from multiple different sources, periods or cultures into one composition.
Medium
3. Name the term for forms inspired by, or resembling, organic shapes found in nature, such as curved and flowing forms, rather than rigid geometry.
Answer: bio-morphism — Bio-morphism describes forms inspired by, or resembling, organic shapes found in nature (curved, irregular, flowing) rather than rigid geometry.
