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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 290 · 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: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  32. 32.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  39. 39.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast

Answer key

  1. True
  2. proximity
  3. True
  4. small print for details
  5. proximity
  6. pictures in a neat line
  7. balance
  8. caption close to photo
  9. matching heading styles
  10. hierarchy
  11. False
  12. False
  13. related items grouped
  14. a bright button on grey
  15. contrast
  16. left edges lined up
  17. left edges lined up
  18. matching heading styles
  19. contrast
  20. proximity
  21. True
  22. repetition
  23. contact details together
  24. pictures in a neat line
  25. repeated bullet icons
  26. hierarchy
  27. dark text on light paper
  28. caption close to photo
  29. contrast
  30. most important first
  31. both halves feel equal
  32. False
  33. alignment
  34. True
  35. True
  36. the title is the largest
  37. balance
  38. contact details together
  39. False
  40. contrast

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