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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 508 · 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 repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  2. 2.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  10. 10.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  12. 12.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  15. 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  22. 22.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  29. 29.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  33. 33.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) small print for details

Answer key

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

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