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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 572 · 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 alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  10. 10.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  15. 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  28. 28.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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