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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 838 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  9. 9.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  11. 11.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  13. 13.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  16. 16.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  18. 18.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  30. 30.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  37. 37.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow

Answer key

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

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