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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 807 · 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 hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  12. 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  16. 16.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  26. 26.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) a bright button on grey
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  32. 32.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  36. 36.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

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

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