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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 106 · 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: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  5. 5.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) white words on black
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  28. 28.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 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
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details

Answer key

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

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