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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 378 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) small print for details
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  37. 37.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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