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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 881 · 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.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 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
  28. 28.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. small print for details
  4. related items grouped
  5. a bright button on grey
  6. both halves feel equal
  7. a mirror-image layout
  8. one border on all pages
  9. caption close to photo
  10. contrast
  11. proximity
  12. both halves feel equal
  13. small print for details
  14. contrast
  15. matching heading styles
  16. hierarchy
  17. repetition
  18. repeated bullet icons
  19. True
  20. False
  21. repeated bullet icons
  22. hierarchy
  23. proximity
  24. contrast
  25. alignment
  26. True
  27. captions on a grid
  28. True
  29. contrast
  30. hierarchy
  31. repetition
  32. alignment
  33. alignment
  34. the title is the largest
  35. a mirror-image layout
  36. True
  37. False
  38. proximity
  39. most important first
  40. caption close to photo

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