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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 717 · 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) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  4. 4.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  27. 27.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  31. 31.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  37. 37.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) white words on black

Answer key

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

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