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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 347 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  5. 5.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  13. 13.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  15. 15.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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