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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 414 · 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 contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  7. 7.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  35. 35.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

  1. black text on yellow
  2. contrast
  3. small print for details
  4. proximity
  5. contrast
  6. hierarchy
  7. False
  8. True
  9. alignment
  10. left edges lined up
  11. the title is the largest
  12. proximity
  13. balance
  14. small print for details
  15. a bright button on grey
  16. alignment
  17. repetition
  18. False
  19. pictures in a neat line
  20. a centred, even layout
  21. contact details together
  22. dark text on light paper
  23. alignment
  24. hierarchy
  25. True
  26. repetition
  27. False
  28. alignment
  29. False
  30. proximity
  31. a mirror-image layout
  32. captions on a grid
  33. captions on a grid
  34. a mirror-image layout
  35. True
  36. False
  37. most important first
  38. balance
  39. proximity
  40. both halves feel equal

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