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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 933 · 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: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  5. 5.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  27. 27.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  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 design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  33. 33.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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