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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 246 · 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) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  20. 20.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  24. 24.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  31. 31.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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