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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 682 · 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.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  6. 6.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  8. 8.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  16. 16.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  37. 37.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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