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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

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

Answer key

  1. most important first
  2. contrast
  3. dark text on light paper
  4. related items grouped
  5. alignment
  6. repetition
  7. captions on a grid
  8. False
  9. balance
  10. balance
  11. proximity
  12. False
  13. balance
  14. a mirror-image layout
  15. pictures in a neat line
  16. a bright button on grey
  17. contact details together
  18. one border on all pages
  19. contrast
  20. black text on yellow
  21. left edges lined up
  22. a centred, even layout
  23. repetition
  24. True
  25. repetition
  26. True
  27. alignment
  28. contrast
  29. False
  30. small print for details
  31. False
  32. proximity
  33. the title is the largest
  34. True
  35. alignment
  36. True
  37. small print for details
  38. False
  39. dark text on light paper
  40. matching heading styles

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