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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 594 · 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.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  4. 4.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  10. 10.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  12. 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  26. 26.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  31. 31.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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