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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 467 · 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 of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  6. 6.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  8. 8.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  31. 31.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together

Answer key

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

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