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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 103 · 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 principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  11. 11.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  18. 18.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  20. 20.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  37. 37.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) both halves feel equal
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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