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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 164 · 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) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) contact details together
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  16. 16.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  32. 32.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  34. 34.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  37. 37.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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