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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 385 · 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.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  34. 34.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles

Answer key

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

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