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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 354 · 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 alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  10. 10.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  16. 16.🔍 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
  17. 17.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  37. 37.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance

Answer key

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

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