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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 909 · 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 proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) a centred, even layout
  2. 2.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  10. 10.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  22. 22.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  25. 25.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) most important first
  28. 28.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  32. 32.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  38. 38.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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