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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 590 · 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 repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  12. 12.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  19. 19.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  39. 39.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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