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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 649 · 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 balance? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  7. 7.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  14. 14.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  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.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  36. 36.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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