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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 362 · 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 contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  23. 23.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  27. 27.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  40. 40.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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