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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 262 · 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) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  2. 2.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) the title is the largest
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  10. 10.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  12. 12.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  21. 21.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  23. 23.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) one border on all pages
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  32. 32.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  33. 33.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  36. 36.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. matching heading styles
  2. True
  3. pictures in a neat line
  4. the title is the largest
  5. contrast
  6. a bright button on grey
  7. proximity
  8. left edges lined up
  9. black text on yellow
  10. repetition
  11. captions on a grid
  12. False
  13. True
  14. False
  15. True
  16. alignment
  17. proximity
  18. contrast
  19. repetition
  20. hierarchy
  21. hierarchy
  22. alignment
  23. captions on a grid
  24. proximity
  25. True
  26. True
  27. related items grouped
  28. pictures in a neat line
  29. hierarchy
  30. one border on all pages
  31. a bright button on grey
  32. alignment
  33. True
  34. the title is the largest
  35. a mirror-image layout
  36. False
  37. contrast
  38. repeated bullet icons
  39. balance
  40. True

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