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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 111 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  18. 18.🔍 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
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  31. 31.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  36. 36.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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