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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 191 · 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.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  17. 17.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  23. 23.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  28. 28.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  32. 32.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  39. 39.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance

Answer key

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

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