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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 974 · 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 alignment? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) contact details together
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  12. 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  13. 13.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  15. 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) most important first
  31. 31.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. pictures in a neat line
  2. hierarchy
  3. a centred, even layout
  4. alignment
  5. the title is the largest
  6. hierarchy
  7. alignment
  8. related items grouped
  9. repetition
  10. contrast
  11. one border on all pages
  12. contrast
  13. False
  14. proximity
  15. False
  16. hierarchy
  17. a mirror-image layout
  18. both halves feel equal
  19. matching heading styles
  20. repetition
  21. related items grouped
  22. repetition
  23. pictures in a neat line
  24. a bright button on grey
  25. black text on yellow
  26. white words on black
  27. repetition
  28. a centred, even layout
  29. contrast
  30. most important first
  31. False
  32. matching heading styles
  33. False
  34. hierarchy
  35. dark text on light paper
  36. True
  37. False
  38. proximity
  39. proximity
  40. False

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