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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 908 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  13. 13.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  17. 17.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  29. 29.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  32. 32.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  35. 35.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  40. 40.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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