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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 566 · 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) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  18. 18.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  21. 21.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment

Answer key

  1. black text on yellow
  2. contrast
  3. both halves feel equal
  4. balance
  5. alignment
  6. the title is the largest
  7. proximity
  8. proximity
  9. a bright button on grey
  10. contrast
  11. True
  12. repetition
  13. a mirror-image layout
  14. False
  15. True
  16. balance
  17. repeated bullet icons
  18. False
  19. left edges lined up
  20. contact details together
  21. True
  22. both halves feel equal
  23. one border on all pages
  24. False
  25. a bright button on grey
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. hierarchy
  30. repetition
  31. repetition
  32. a centred, even layout
  33. False
  34. False
  35. most important first
  36. contrast
  37. contact details together
  38. hierarchy
  39. a centred, even layout
  40. alignment

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