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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 939 · 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: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  14. 14.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  24. 24.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  39. 39.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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