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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 402 · 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) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  4. 4.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  23. 23.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  27. 27.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) small print for details

Answer key

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

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