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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 907 · 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 hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  16. 16.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  22. 22.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  29. 29.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  33. 33.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

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

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