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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 247 · 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 contrast? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  2. 2.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  7. 7.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) one border on all pages
  12. 12.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  15. 15.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) one border on all pages (d) contact details together
  23. 23.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) most important first
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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