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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 393 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  12. 12.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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