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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 788 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  6. 6.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) left edges lined up
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  16. 16.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  20. 20.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  26. 26.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details

Answer key

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

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