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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 643 · 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 hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  3. 3.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  11. 11.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  13. 13.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) pictures in a neat line
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. small print for details
  2. proximity
  3. True
  4. contrast
  5. alignment
  6. caption close to photo
  7. repeated bullet icons
  8. alignment
  9. hierarchy
  10. proximity
  11. a centred, even layout
  12. balance
  13. False
  14. captions on a grid
  15. contrast
  16. proximity
  17. pictures in a neat line
  18. black text on yellow
  19. balance
  20. most important first
  21. repetition
  22. repeated bullet icons
  23. small print for details
  24. balance
  25. a mirror-image layout
  26. True
  27. black text on yellow
  28. balance
  29. hierarchy
  30. repetition
  31. True
  32. contrast
  33. repetition
  34. a mirror-image layout
  35. dark text on light paper
  36. pictures in a neat line
  37. contrast
  38. both halves feel equal
  39. False
  40. False

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