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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 139 · 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 of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  5. 5.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  9. 9.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  19. 19.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  23. 23.🔍 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
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  27. 27.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  36. 36.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) the title is the largest (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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