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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 823 · 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 bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  8. 8.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  18. 18.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  20. 20.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  24. 24.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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