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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 366 · 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 hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  9. 9.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  17. 17.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  21. 21.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles

Answer key

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

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