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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 95 · 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.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  4. 4.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  21. 21.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  29. 29.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  35. 35.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  38. 38.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

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

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