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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 579 · 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 contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  8. 8.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  13. 13.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid

Answer key

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

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