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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 499 · 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.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  23. 23.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  36. 36.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  38. 38.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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