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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 11 · 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 design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  5. 5.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  7. 7.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  9. 9.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  12. 12.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  17. 17.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  35. 35.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  36. 36.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

  1. contrast
  2. contrast
  3. left edges lined up
  4. repetition
  5. False
  6. dark text on light paper
  7. True
  8. white words on black
  9. True
  10. False
  11. balance
  12. True
  13. proximity
  14. repeated bullet icons
  15. False
  16. one border on all pages
  17. False
  18. balance
  19. False
  20. False
  21. caption close to photo
  22. alignment
  23. black text on yellow
  24. contrast
  25. captions on a grid
  26. contact details together
  27. a bright button on grey
  28. repetition
  29. the title is the largest
  30. contrast
  31. both halves feel equal
  32. a centred, even layout
  33. False
  34. repetition
  35. hierarchy
  36. False
  37. a mirror-image layout
  38. a mirror-image layout
  39. pictures in a neat line
  40. caption close to photo

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