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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 267 · 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: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  3. 3.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) both halves feel equal
  6. 6.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  11. 11.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  29. 29.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment

Answer key

  1. True
  2. matching heading styles
  3. False
  4. False
  5. related items grouped
  6. True
  7. hierarchy
  8. balance
  9. contrast
  10. balance
  11. True
  12. repeated bullet icons
  13. False
  14. repetition
  15. matching heading styles
  16. related items grouped
  17. contact details together
  18. small print for details
  19. most important first
  20. proximity
  21. False
  22. both halves feel equal
  23. contrast
  24. a mirror-image layout
  25. alignment
  26. captions on a grid
  27. hierarchy
  28. alignment
  29. False
  30. a bright button on grey
  31. most important first
  32. balance
  33. False
  34. black text on yellow
  35. captions on a grid
  36. False
  37. True
  38. hierarchy
  39. alignment
  40. proximity

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