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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 433 · 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: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  4. 4.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  21. 21.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. the title is the largest
  3. proximity
  4. True
  5. hierarchy
  6. black text on yellow
  7. a centred, even layout
  8. True
  9. proximity
  10. repetition
  11. most important first
  12. hierarchy
  13. matching heading styles
  14. repeated bullet icons
  15. left edges lined up
  16. contrast
  17. repetition
  18. a bright button on grey
  19. contrast
  20. balance
  21. True
  22. True
  23. most important first
  24. alignment
  25. contrast
  26. small print for details
  27. False
  28. True
  29. alignment
  30. alignment
  31. False
  32. a mirror-image layout
  33. False
  34. related items grouped
  35. balance
  36. contrast
  37. balance
  38. a mirror-image layout
  39. the title is the largest
  40. True

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