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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 152 · 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.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  8. 8.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  25. 25.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  32. 32.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  34. 34.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  37. 37.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

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

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