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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 878 · 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 design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  9. 9.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  15. 15.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  34. 34.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  37. 37.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. proximity
  2. related items grouped
  3. a mirror-image layout
  4. alignment
  5. balance
  6. pictures in a neat line
  7. a bright button on grey
  8. contrast
  9. True
  10. False
  11. repetition
  12. the title is the largest
  13. hierarchy
  14. proximity
  15. proximity
  16. False
  17. contrast
  18. both halves feel equal
  19. matching heading styles
  20. a mirror-image layout
  21. repetition
  22. hierarchy
  23. the title is the largest
  24. left edges lined up
  25. hierarchy
  26. True
  27. True
  28. contrast
  29. hierarchy
  30. black text on yellow
  31. small print for details
  32. repetition
  33. alignment
  34. True
  35. True
  36. contact details together
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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