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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 158 · 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.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  3. 3.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  6. 6.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  12. 12.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  29. 29.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.True or false: “contact details together” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  40. 40.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages

Answer key

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

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