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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 241 · 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 alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  8. 8.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) contact details together
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) small print for details
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  24. 24.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  33. 33.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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