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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 965 · 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) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  20. 20.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  31. 31.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  36. 36.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  40. 40.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the title is the largest
  2. matching heading styles
  3. hierarchy
  4. a centred, even layout
  5. both halves feel equal
  6. repetition
  7. contrast
  8. hierarchy
  9. True
  10. dark text on light paper
  11. a bright button on grey
  12. balance
  13. alignment
  14. left edges lined up
  15. left edges lined up
  16. most important first
  17. captions on a grid
  18. proximity
  19. contrast
  20. False
  21. black text on yellow
  22. both halves feel equal
  23. contrast
  24. proximity
  25. a mirror-image layout
  26. small print for details
  27. False
  28. most important first
  29. contrast
  30. contrast
  31. True
  32. black text on yellow
  33. False
  34. a bright button on grey
  35. the title is the largest
  36. True
  37. hierarchy
  38. proximity
  39. alignment
  40. False

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