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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 832 · 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.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  2. 2.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  18. 18.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  20. 20.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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