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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 245 · 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.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  5. 5.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  19. 19.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  25. 25.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition

Answer key

  1. False
  2. proximity
  3. balance
  4. the title is the largest
  5. False
  6. True
  7. hierarchy
  8. alignment
  9. black text on yellow
  10. False
  11. contrast
  12. left edges lined up
  13. contrast
  14. related items grouped
  15. contrast
  16. most important first
  17. a bright button on grey
  18. alignment
  19. repetition
  20. both halves feel equal
  21. contact details together
  22. related items grouped
  23. a centred, even layout
  24. proximity
  25. True
  26. proximity
  27. pictures in a neat line
  28. contact details together
  29. True
  30. hierarchy
  31. hierarchy
  32. True
  33. pictures in a neat line
  34. False
  35. left edges lined up
  36. contrast
  37. both halves feel equal
  38. True
  39. balance
  40. contrast

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