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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 495 · 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.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  17. 17.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  20. 20.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  23. 23.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

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

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