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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 929 · 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.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  18. 18.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  30. 30.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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