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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 392 · 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 design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) contact details together
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  12. 12.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  15. 15.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) one border on all pages
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  39. 39.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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