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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 370 · 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 balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  31. 31.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment

Answer key

  1. both halves feel equal
  2. white words on black
  3. proximity
  4. repetition
  5. repeated bullet icons
  6. dark text on light paper
  7. dark text on light paper
  8. proximity
  9. one border on all pages
  10. captions on a grid
  11. contrast
  12. black text on yellow
  13. small print for details
  14. proximity
  15. False
  16. proximity
  17. the title is the largest
  18. repetition
  19. True
  20. hierarchy
  21. black text on yellow
  22. contrast
  23. contrast
  24. both halves feel equal
  25. repeated bullet icons
  26. True
  27. balance
  28. matching heading styles
  29. False
  30. alignment
  31. True
  32. a mirror-image layout
  33. False
  34. False
  35. False
  36. matching heading styles
  37. contact details together
  38. False
  39. pictures in a neat line
  40. alignment

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