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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 252 · 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) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  4. 4.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  15. 15.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  21. 21.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  26. 26.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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