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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 627 · 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) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  11. 11.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  22. 22.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  32. 32.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  34. 34.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid

Answer key

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

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