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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 399 · 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 hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.🔍 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
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  18. 18.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  27. 27.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  35. 35.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  36. 36.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  37. 37.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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