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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 775 · 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: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) one border on all pages
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) both halves feel equal
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  38. 38.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. True
  5. proximity
  6. repetition
  7. left edges lined up
  8. hierarchy
  9. contrast
  10. the title is the largest
  11. False
  12. balance
  13. False
  14. True
  15. the title is the largest
  16. most important first
  17. False
  18. True
  19. balance
  20. related items grouped
  21. one border on all pages
  22. contrast
  23. hierarchy
  24. proximity
  25. a centred, even layout
  26. alignment
  27. captions on a grid
  28. False
  29. pictures in a neat line
  30. a mirror-image layout
  31. proximity
  32. False
  33. small print for details
  34. pictures in a neat line
  35. both halves feel equal
  36. False
  37. alignment
  38. True
  39. True
  40. contact details together

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