Which of the following statements relating to the placement of art in documents is true?

Question

A. Separating text from its related graphics helps guide the readers eye across a large area of the document.
B. Illustrations should be located near thier accompanying text.
C. White space between text and its accompanying illustration is wasted space.
D. Desktop publishers should try to avoid bleeding illustratuons out of columns and into margins.

Answer 1

B. is true. Many newspapers and magazines run into confusion from readers when illustrations do not appear near matching text. Often times, cutlines for art on a page get swapped if the art piece seems like it is closer to another piece of text.

A is not true; how could the reader be guided by something not being close to material that goes with it? This is counter-intuitive.

C is not true; White space is aesthetically pleasing and can make a page look more inviting and manageable. White space is almost never "wasted" if used correctly.

D could be true, but B seems like the better answer