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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 527 · 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) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  6. 6.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  10. 10.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  15. 15.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  36. 36.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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