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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 551 · 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) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  7. 7.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  14. 14.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  15. 15.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  22. 22.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  31. 31.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  36. 36.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  39. 39.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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