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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 766 · 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 alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  8. 8.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  24. 24.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  30. 30.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  39. 39.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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