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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 109 · 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: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  6. 6.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  11. 11.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  13. 13.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  17. 17.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  19. 19.🔍 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
  20. 20.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  25. 25.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  35. 35.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) one border on all pages
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

  1. True
  2. repetition
  3. True
  4. True
  5. contrast
  6. True
  7. contact details together
  8. contrast
  9. a mirror-image layout
  10. a bright button on grey
  11. alignment
  12. balance
  13. small print for details
  14. hierarchy
  15. the title is the largest
  16. alignment
  17. False
  18. contrast
  19. dark text on light paper
  20. False
  21. balance
  22. most important first
  23. contrast
  24. a bright button on grey
  25. True
  26. both halves feel equal
  27. alignment
  28. small print for details
  29. False
  30. False
  31. contrast
  32. black text on yellow
  33. white words on black
  34. black text on yellow
  35. False
  36. balance
  37. caption close to photo
  38. True
  39. related items grouped
  40. white words on black

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