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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 318 · 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 proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  4. 4.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  37. 37.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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