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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 129 · 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: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  5. 5.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  12. 12.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  23. 23.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  36. 36.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout

Answer key

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

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