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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 194 · 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 design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  6. 6.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  11. 11.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  28. 28.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  34. 34.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  38. 38.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  39. 39.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

  1. hierarchy
  2. proximity
  3. False
  4. balance
  5. alignment
  6. True
  7. hierarchy
  8. alignment
  9. pictures in a neat line
  10. white words on black
  11. False
  12. True
  13. repeated bullet icons
  14. False
  15. left edges lined up
  16. True
  17. small print for details
  18. hierarchy
  19. True
  20. dark text on light paper
  21. matching heading styles
  22. repeated bullet icons
  23. the title is the largest
  24. balance
  25. False
  26. False
  27. contrast
  28. True
  29. most important first
  30. a centred, even layout
  31. captions on a grid
  32. False
  33. contact details together
  34. False
  35. False
  36. contrast
  37. contact details together
  38. repetition
  39. False
  40. dark text on light paper

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