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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 316 · 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.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  26. 26.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  39. 39.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance

Answer key

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

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