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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 259 · 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.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  7. 7.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  12. 12.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  16. 16.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  26. 26.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  28. 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  35. 35.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) white words on black
  38. 38.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first

Answer key

  1. False
  2. repetition
  3. dark text on light paper
  4. caption close to photo
  5. False
  6. both halves feel equal
  7. False
  8. True
  9. hierarchy
  10. hierarchy
  11. proximity
  12. False
  13. contrast
  14. alignment
  15. most important first
  16. a bright button on grey
  17. a centred, even layout
  18. alignment
  19. balance
  20. contrast
  21. related items grouped
  22. captions on a grid
  23. the title is the largest
  24. matching heading styles
  25. black text on yellow
  26. False
  27. caption close to photo
  28. False
  29. contrast
  30. alignment
  31. balance
  32. True
  33. repetition
  34. alignment
  35. True
  36. both halves feel equal
  37. the title is the largest
  38. False
  39. proximity
  40. a centred, even layout

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