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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 670 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  5. 5.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  8. 8.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  13. 13.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  16. 16.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  19. 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  26. 26.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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