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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 486 · 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 proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  2. 2.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  10. 10.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  32. 32.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together

Answer key

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

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