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C.R.A.P. Design Principles

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

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1.

​ (a)   refers to the use of visually different elements in a design.

​ (b)   refers to the idea that related things should be placed close together in a design and unrelated things should be placed further apart.

​ (c)   refers to using one or more elements in a design multiple times.

​ (d)   refers to the purposeful arrangement of elements relative to other elements or to a common baseline in a design.

Choose from the below words
Contrast
Proximity
Repetition
Alignment
2.

Match each type of contrast to the design that BEST exemplifies it.

a)

1.

Proximity contrast

b)

2.

Color contrast

c)

3.

Typography contrast

3.

Match each type of contrast to the design that BEST exemplifies it.

a)

1.

Shape contrast

b)

2.

Size contrast

c)

3.

Value contrast

4.

Which of the following designs creates contrast through the use of complementary colors?

a)

b)

c)

d)

5.

In the music video for Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes, triangles and the colors red, white, and black are used multiple times throughout.

This BEST exemplifies which C.R.A.P. design principle?

a)

Contrast

b)

Repetition

c)

Alignment

d)

Proximity

6.

Netflix shows repetition in their website design through the repeated use of their logo in the top-left corner, menu options at the top, and a search function and account login in the top-right corner.

What is the MOST likely reason for this repetition?

a)

To improve the user interface

b)

To add emphasis

c)

To convey a message

d)

To create a sense of unity

7.

Target shows repetition in their advertising through the repeated use of red and white as well as their logo.

What is the MOST likely reason for this repetition?

a)

To improve user interface

b)

To convey a message

c)

To establish brand identity

d)

To create a sense of texture

8.

Match each kind of alignment to its example.

a)

1.

Left

b)

2.

Right

c)

3.

Center

d)

4.

Justified

9.

What kind of alignment is BEST for bulleted lists?

a)

Left alignment

b)

Right alignment

c)

Center alignment

d)

Justified alignment

10.

Which of the following would be BEST suited for center alignment?

Select ALL that apply.

a)

Titles

b)

Big body paragraphs

c)

Works cited

d)

Short bodies of text like taglines

11.

To increase readability throughout the design, this poster would benefit MOST from which two C.R.A.P. design principles?

a)

Contrast and repetition

b)

Contrast and alignment

c)

Alignment and repetition

d)

Repetition and proximity

12.

This screenshot from Persona 5 shows the player's battle controls placed in close proximity around their current attacker. It also shows additional controls placed together in the bottom-left corner. The player's party members are depicted together in the bottom-right corner.

This exemplifies which Proximity concept?

a)

Grouping

b)

Hierarchy

c)

Negative space

d)

Alignment

13.

By grouping related elements together in a design, you are creating ___________ around your content.

a)

continuity

b)

negative space

c)

positive space

d)

hierarchy

14.

Which term BEST fits this definition?

"Big things are important and smaller things are less important."

a)

Hierarchy

b)

Closure

c)

Continuity

d)

Grouping