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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

  1. the title is the largest
  2. caption close to photo
  3. contrast
  4. proximity
  5. True
  6. proximity
  7. related items grouped
  8. captions on a grid
  9. repeated bullet icons
  10. alignment
  11. most important first
  12. False
  13. a centred, even layout
  14. hierarchy
  15. white words on black
  16. caption close to photo
  17. repetition
  18. contrast
  19. balance
  20. True
  21. small print for details
  22. repetition
  23. alignment
  24. False
  25. both halves feel equal
  26. proximity
  27. one border on all pages
  28. the title is the largest
  29. True
  30. hierarchy
  31. both halves feel equal
  32. False
  33. True
  34. False
  35. True
  36. contrast
  37. one border on all pages
  38. False
  39. matching heading styles
  40. black text on yellow

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