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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 431 · 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.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  12. 12.🔍 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  16. 16.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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