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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 655 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  3. 3.🔍 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  12. 12.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  16. 16.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  21. 21.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  27. 27.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  34. 34.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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