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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 147 · 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) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  19. 19.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  35. 35.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  38. 38.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. contact details together
  2. captions on a grid
  3. small print for details
  4. both halves feel equal
  5. True
  6. alignment
  7. balance
  8. False
  9. a centred, even layout
  10. a mirror-image layout
  11. related items grouped
  12. a centred, even layout
  13. hierarchy
  14. False
  15. pictures in a neat line
  16. left edges lined up
  17. True
  18. proximity
  19. False
  20. proximity
  21. most important first
  22. a bright button on grey
  23. hierarchy
  24. False
  25. contrast
  26. left edges lined up
  27. most important first
  28. False
  29. both halves feel equal
  30. False
  31. the title is the largest
  32. matching heading styles
  33. contrast
  34. repetition
  35. True
  36. True
  37. pictures in a neat line
  38. False
  39. a bright button on grey
  40. False

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