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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 417 · 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.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  15. 15.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  39. 39.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

  1. repetition
  2. the title is the largest
  3. proximity
  4. captions on a grid
  5. repeated bullet icons
  6. left edges lined up
  7. one border on all pages
  8. contact details together
  9. black text on yellow
  10. balance
  11. True
  12. contrast
  13. proximity
  14. a centred, even layout
  15. True
  16. True
  17. False
  18. False
  19. alignment
  20. small print for details
  21. hierarchy
  22. hierarchy
  23. proximity
  24. dark text on light paper
  25. False
  26. contact details together
  27. hierarchy
  28. alignment
  29. False
  30. alignment
  31. black text on yellow
  32. dark text on light paper
  33. a centred, even layout
  34. True
  35. one border on all pages
  36. small print for details
  37. False
  38. repetition
  39. False
  40. white words on black

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