Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?

• What are the qualities that make visual design most impactful?

2.  What is your first answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• UNITY holds a design together and provides a fulfilling experience to the user.

3.  What is your second answer? (In complete thesis statement format)

• BALANCE helps a designer make sure their design is aesthetically pleasing and proportionately evened out to make it more appealing to the human brain, impacting the user.

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• If the elements on the top feel a bit heavier than the bottom, it creates a lot of tension throughout the design. 
• You can incorporate small areas in your design with vibrant colors to balance out larger areas of neutral colors.
• Asymmetrical composition is intended to create a deliberate imbalance of the elements in the design; creates tension purposely.

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?

• "Understanding the Importance of Balance in Graphic Design." DigitalTutors Blog. N.p., 11 Apr. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.

6.  What other source supports your answer?

• "Design Principles: Compositional Balance, Symmetry And Asymmetry." Smashing Magazine. N.p., 29 June 2015. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.

7.  Tie this together with a  concluding thought.

• Without balance, a design isn't complete It's as simple as that. In order for a design to be impactful on the user, it needs to feel whole, complete. Using balance, the designer can acquire a design that is truly exquisite and admiring to the target user, making it extremely impactful on them.