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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 124 · 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: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  12. 12.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  15. 15.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) contact details together
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) contact details together (d) matching heading styles
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) black text on yellow
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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