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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 611 · 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 proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  11. 11.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  13. 13.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  15. 15.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  32. 32.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance

Answer key

  1. related items grouped
  2. related items grouped
  3. pictures in a neat line
  4. hierarchy
  5. one border on all pages
  6. repetition
  7. white words on black
  8. repetition
  9. proximity
  10. contrast
  11. True
  12. both halves feel equal
  13. False
  14. small print for details
  15. proximity
  16. the title is the largest
  17. False
  18. True
  19. black text on yellow
  20. hierarchy
  21. balance
  22. one border on all pages
  23. contrast
  24. balance
  25. contrast
  26. alignment
  27. repeated bullet icons
  28. balance
  29. pictures in a neat line
  30. True
  31. alignment
  32. False
  33. a bright button on grey
  34. False
  35. a mirror-image layout
  36. False
  37. repeated bullet icons
  38. proximity
  39. alignment
  40. proximity

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