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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 777 · 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: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  21. 21.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

  1. True
  2. contrast
  3. repetition
  4. related items grouped
  5. caption close to photo
  6. False
  7. both halves feel equal
  8. proximity
  9. alignment
  10. contrast
  11. hierarchy
  12. False
  13. the title is the largest
  14. most important first
  15. alignment
  16. repeated bullet icons
  17. dark text on light paper
  18. alignment
  19. True
  20. both halves feel equal
  21. True
  22. small print for details
  23. black text on yellow
  24. True
  25. repetition
  26. related items grouped
  27. False
  28. a mirror-image layout
  29. True
  30. a centred, even layout
  31. True
  32. one border on all pages
  33. False
  34. black text on yellow
  35. False
  36. a centred, even layout
  37. contrast
  38. alignment
  39. most important first
  40. pictures in a neat line

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