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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 831 · 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 repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  18. 18.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  34. 34.🔍 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
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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