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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 872 · 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) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  4. 4.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  13. 13.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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