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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 754 · 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.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  11. 11.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  36. 36.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. one border on all pages
  4. repetition
  5. related items grouped
  6. one border on all pages
  7. small print for details
  8. True
  9. False
  10. proximity
  11. False
  12. related items grouped
  13. contrast
  14. black text on yellow
  15. dark text on light paper
  16. hierarchy
  17. black text on yellow
  18. True
  19. True
  20. True
  21. alignment
  22. matching heading styles
  23. alignment
  24. contrast
  25. contrast
  26. alignment
  27. hierarchy
  28. most important first
  29. balance
  30. False
  31. balance
  32. dark text on light paper
  33. most important first
  34. left edges lined up
  35. a centred, even layout
  36. proximity
  37. hierarchy
  38. True
  39. caption close to photo
  40. a mirror-image layout

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