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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 42 · 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 design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  11. 11.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  26. 26.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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