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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 132 · 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 proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  3. 3.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) small print for details
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  12. 12.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  15. 15.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  16. 16.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) related items grouped
  24. 24.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  30. 30.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  34. 34.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  38. 38.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) one border on all pages (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

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

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