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Principles of Design

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

One way to add contrast to a document or flyer is by _____________

Grouping related items together

Continuing the use of the same color throughout the design

Pairing large text with small text

All of the above

Pairing different styles of type, such as sans serif with a serif style type is an example of contrast.

True

False

Using two or more type faces that are very similar is recommended in order to create an appealing design

True

False

Using the principle of _________ creates a sense of unity and organization throughout the document.

Resistance

Repetition

Red type

Recommendation

Designers can repeat the use of which of the following elements to create repetition?

Color

Font

Shape

All of the above

Aligning text when designing a document can help the document appear orderly and visually connected

True

False

Which of the following should you try to avoid when following the principle of alignment?

Using one type of alignment

Aligning elements of the page to visually connect items.

Using a lot of center alignment.

None of the above

Proximity is when related items are ____________

Grouped separately

Grouped together

Grouped randomly

Which of the following is an example of proximity

Adding a caption with a photo

Repeating type faces throughout the document

Left-aligning body text.

Pairing a bold color with a soft color

10.

Which of the following items would you group together?

The title and subtitle of a textbook

The title of the textbook and the first chapter title

The title of the textbook and the copyright date

11.

Which of the following is an example of effective contrast

Italicizing the title and the subtitle of a book

Adding a black box behind a white title

Grouping the title and the subtitle together

Pairing a soft color with a similar soft color

12.

Using white text on a black background is considered _________

Alignment

Proximity

Contrast

Repetition

13.

The absence of text and graphics is considered ______________

White space

White noise

White text

White font

14.

What design principle was violated in this Image?

Balance

Contrast

Proximity

Repetition

15.

Which of the two designs shows a good CONTRAST of color?

Left (red and blue)

Right (sand and brown)

Neither are good

Both are good

16.

What is the design principle?

Grouping related items together

Proximity

Alignment

Contrast

Repetition

17.

What is the design principle?

Giving your content "room to breathe"

Proximity

Alignment

White Space

Contrast

18.

What is the design principle?

Arrangement of content around invisble lines or grid on the page.

Proximity

White Space

Repetition

Alignment

19.

What is the design principle?

Making two or more things stand out on the page by making them different (through color or font choices, for example).

White Space

Alignment

Proximity

Contrast

20.

What is the design principle?

Consistency of fonts, colors, symbols or graphics, and layout on a page or between designs.

Proximity

Repetition

Alignment

Contrast

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Principles of Design

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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