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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 703 · 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 proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  7. 7.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  10. 10.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  14. 14.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  21. 21.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  40. 40.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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