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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 468 · 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 hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  2. 2.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  6. 6.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  35. 35.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

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

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