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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 179 · 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) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  6. 6.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  23. 23.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  36. 36.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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