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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 722 · 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 balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (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) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  32. 32.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first

Answer key

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

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