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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 459 · 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: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  5. 5.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  7. 7.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  17. 17.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  22. 22.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  26. 26.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. small print for details
  4. repetition
  5. False
  6. proximity
  7. True
  8. contrast
  9. alignment
  10. most important first
  11. proximity
  12. a centred, even layout
  13. the title is the largest
  14. both halves feel equal
  15. both halves feel equal
  16. proximity
  17. True
  18. alignment
  19. proximity
  20. one border on all pages
  21. the title is the largest
  22. True
  23. matching heading styles
  24. contrast
  25. captions on a grid
  26. False
  27. small print for details
  28. related items grouped
  29. dark text on light paper
  30. balance
  31. pictures in a neat line
  32. True
  33. repeated bullet icons
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. left edges lined up
  38. left edges lined up
  39. related items grouped
  40. hierarchy

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