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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 792 · 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 contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  2. 2.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  7. 7.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  13. 13.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  29. 29.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  31. 31.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  36. 36.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  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) matching heading styles
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

  1. a bright button on grey
  2. False
  3. one border on all pages
  4. repetition
  5. the title is the largest
  6. a bright button on grey
  7. contrast
  8. contrast
  9. proximity
  10. hierarchy
  11. caption close to photo
  12. alignment
  13. False
  14. captions on a grid
  15. left edges lined up
  16. contrast
  17. True
  18. True
  19. True
  20. matching heading styles
  21. hierarchy
  22. alignment
  23. both halves feel equal
  24. repetition
  25. hierarchy
  26. black text on yellow
  27. caption close to photo
  28. repeated bullet icons
  29. False
  30. balance
  31. False
  32. repetition
  33. contact details together
  34. pictures in a neat line
  35. the title is the largest
  36. True
  37. balance
  38. matching heading styles
  39. white words on black
  40. a centred, even layout

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