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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 161 · 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: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  9. 9.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  13. 13.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  18. 18.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  21. 21.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  33. 33.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) most important first
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout

Answer key

  1. False
  2. repetition
  3. alignment
  4. white words on black
  5. proximity
  6. contrast
  7. left edges lined up
  8. black text on yellow
  9. True
  10. proximity
  11. alignment
  12. balance
  13. False
  14. white words on black
  15. a bright button on grey
  16. a bright button on grey
  17. a mirror-image layout
  18. caption close to photo
  19. proximity
  20. alignment
  21. a centred, even layout
  22. repetition
  23. both halves feel equal
  24. False
  25. repeated bullet icons
  26. True
  27. matching heading styles
  28. caption close to photo
  29. balance
  30. one border on all pages
  31. True
  32. contrast
  33. True
  34. False
  35. repeated bullet icons
  36. hierarchy
  37. repetition
  38. most important first
  39. True
  40. related items grouped

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