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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 886 · 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 contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  10. 10.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a mirror-image layout
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  13. 13.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.True or false: “small print for details” 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) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  35. 35.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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