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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 105 · 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.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) most important first
  19. 19.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  23. 23.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  33. 33.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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