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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 543 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  14. 14.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  16. 16.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  28. 28.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  36. 36.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

  1. small print for details
  2. hierarchy
  3. repeated bullet icons
  4. proximity
  5. False
  6. proximity
  7. most important first
  8. alignment
  9. a bright button on grey
  10. a mirror-image layout
  11. a bright button on grey
  12. a centred, even layout
  13. repetition
  14. False
  15. contrast
  16. True
  17. contrast
  18. hierarchy
  19. True
  20. balance
  21. repetition
  22. False
  23. small print for details
  24. proximity
  25. a mirror-image layout
  26. repetition
  27. a centred, even layout
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. caption close to photo
  32. True
  33. related items grouped
  34. True
  35. balance
  36. True
  37. False
  38. hierarchy
  39. contrast
  40. black text on yellow

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