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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 108 · 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: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  17. 17.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  18. 18.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  26. 26.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  28. 28.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  31. 31.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  40. 40.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. matching heading styles
  3. False
  4. False
  5. contrast
  6. hierarchy
  7. proximity
  8. alignment
  9. True
  10. the title is the largest
  11. repetition
  12. True
  13. repeated bullet icons
  14. contrast
  15. a mirror-image layout
  16. alignment
  17. captions on a grid
  18. proximity
  19. white words on black
  20. small print for details
  21. alignment
  22. True
  23. contact details together
  24. proximity
  25. a bright button on grey
  26. False
  27. contrast
  28. balance
  29. True
  30. repetition
  31. False
  32. repetition
  33. most important first
  34. True
  35. hierarchy
  36. one border on all pages
  37. dark text on light paper
  38. contact details together
  39. balance
  40. True

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