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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 847 · 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 proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  11. 11.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  36. 36.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy

Answer key

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

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