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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 255 · 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 proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  2. 2.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  6. 6.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  7. 7.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  12. 12.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  16. 16.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) caption close to photo
  21. 21.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) balance
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  31. 31.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  36. 36.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. contact details together
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. most important first
  6. balance
  7. True
  8. False
  9. hierarchy
  10. repetition
  11. balance
  12. repetition
  13. contrast
  14. False
  15. related items grouped
  16. True
  17. contrast
  18. dark text on light paper
  19. one border on all pages
  20. caption close to photo
  21. False
  22. dark text on light paper
  23. balance
  24. contrast
  25. hierarchy
  26. contrast
  27. captions on a grid
  28. a mirror-image layout
  29. False
  30. pictures in a neat line
  31. True
  32. black text on yellow
  33. related items grouped
  34. alignment
  35. the title is the largest
  36. False
  37. contact details together
  38. False
  39. proximity
  40. False

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