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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 117 · 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: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  8. 8.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  35. 35.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

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

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