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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 211 · 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.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  7. 7.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  23. 23.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  35. 35.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  40. 40.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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