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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 251 · 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 repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  2. 2.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a mirror-image layout
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) white words on black
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  17. 17.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) most important first
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  26. 26.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  28. 28.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  39. 39.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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