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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 913 · 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) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  11. 11.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  15. 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  28. 28.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  36. 36.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

  1. most important first
  2. white words on black
  3. left edges lined up
  4. contact details together
  5. False
  6. True
  7. one border on all pages
  8. related items grouped
  9. repeated bullet icons
  10. contrast
  11. False
  12. captions on a grid
  13. captions on a grid
  14. one border on all pages
  15. False
  16. contact details together
  17. proximity
  18. repetition
  19. False
  20. caption close to photo
  21. contrast
  22. alignment
  23. proximity
  24. False
  25. contrast
  26. dark text on light paper
  27. alignment
  28. True
  29. black text on yellow
  30. contrast
  31. proximity
  32. balance
  33. False
  34. True
  35. most important first
  36. False
  37. alignment
  38. both halves feel equal
  39. balance
  40. a centred, even layout

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