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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 1 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  7. 7.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  18. 18.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  21. 21.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  30. 30.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy

Answer key

  1. a bright button on grey
  2. contact details together
  3. hierarchy
  4. proximity
  5. contrast
  6. proximity
  7. True
  8. hierarchy
  9. hierarchy
  10. False
  11. True
  12. black text on yellow
  13. alignment
  14. balance
  15. both halves feel equal
  16. proximity
  17. alignment
  18. False
  19. related items grouped
  20. repetition
  21. True
  22. False
  23. black text on yellow
  24. balance
  25. repetition
  26. caption close to photo
  27. small print for details
  28. one border on all pages
  29. pictures in a neat line
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. alignment
  34. a centred, even layout
  35. balance
  36. repeated bullet icons
  37. contrast
  38. pictures in a neat line
  39. captions on a grid
  40. proximity

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