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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 503 · 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.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  8. 8.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.🔍 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
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  36. 36.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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