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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 311 · 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) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  9. 9.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  17. 17.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  27. 27.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  30. 30.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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