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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 86 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  3. 3.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  7. 7.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  12. 12.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  32. 32.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  35. 35.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

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

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