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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 223 · 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.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  9. 9.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  20. 20.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  30. 30.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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