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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 470 · 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 balance? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  4. 4.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  17. 17.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  35. 35.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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