What are the seven principles of design? Explain why it’s important for you, as an interior plantscape
designer, to know and use these principles.
What will be an ideal response?
The seven principles of design are: balance, proportion, rhythm, scale, unity, dominance, and
harmony. What often separates people with talent from people with knowledge and talent in designrelated
fields is a thorough understanding of the principles of design. Design principles are part of a
plantscaper’s vernacular; I need to know these terms so that I can communicate with others in my
business, school, public garden and with professionals in allied industries. When I speak intelligently,
people listen and develop trust in my expertise and ideas. The principles of design can help to bring
success.
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(a) $5 per km (b) $15 per km (c) $20 per km (d) $40 per km
Duct leakage area calculates:
A) Which assigned duct leak category the leak falls into. B) Duct leakage correction factors based on the area of the country. C) The area where leaks are occurring in the duct systems. D) The size of the hole if all the leaks were combined into one.
Tiberius Gracchus’s political reforms were aimed at
a. abolishing slavery, or at least improving their working conditions. b. returning Rome to its ancient social contract. c. introducing Athenian-style democracy to Rome. d. overthrowing the Roman Senate.