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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 131 · 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 of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  3. 3.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  8. 8.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  12. 12.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  15. 15.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  23. 23.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  32. 32.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles

Answer key

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

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