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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 155 · 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 balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  6. 6.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  12. 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a mirror-image layout
  2. small print for details
  3. repetition
  4. alignment
  5. related items grouped
  6. False
  7. False
  8. alignment
  9. hierarchy
  10. hierarchy
  11. contrast
  12. True
  13. black text on yellow
  14. contrast
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. one border on all pages
  19. contrast
  20. white words on black
  21. dark text on light paper
  22. False
  23. contact details together
  24. alignment
  25. False
  26. proximity
  27. most important first
  28. a centred, even layout
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. pictures in a neat line
  33. repetition
  34. the title is the largest
  35. True
  36. matching heading styles
  37. caption close to photo
  38. a centred, even layout
  39. alignment
  40. False

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