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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 214 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  2. 2.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  7. 7.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  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) matching heading styles
  11. 11.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  13. 13.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  31. 31.🔍 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  39. 39.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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