The look and feel of a surface

• A. Movement
• B. Texture
• C. Alignment
• D. Proximity

Answer: (B)

Texture describes the surface quality that the viewer perceives—the roughness, smoothness, pattern, or grain of a surface. When talking about the look and feel of a surface, texture is the element that communicates tactile quality visually, even if you can’t physically touch it. For example, a brushed-metal texture reads as sleek and industrial, while a rough paper texture suggests warmth and grain. Movement, alignment, and proximity shape how elements behave or relate to one another on the page, but they don’t describe the surface’s appearance. They affect eye flow, structure, and grouping, not the surface’s perceived surface quality. So texture is the best choice because it directly captures the perceived surface feel.