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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 271 · 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 centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  11. 11.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  16. 16.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  20. 20.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  24. 24.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  27. 27.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) both halves feel equal
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper

Answer key

  1. True
  2. white words on black
  3. black text on yellow
  4. True
  5. proximity
  6. True
  7. caption close to photo
  8. pictures in a neat line
  9. proximity
  10. left edges lined up
  11. True
  12. small print for details
  13. captions on a grid
  14. one border on all pages
  15. the title is the largest
  16. small print for details
  17. balance
  18. captions on a grid
  19. a mirror-image layout
  20. pictures in a neat line
  21. repetition
  22. False
  23. white words on black
  24. False
  25. False
  26. black text on yellow
  27. False
  28. proximity
  29. contrast
  30. repetition
  31. hierarchy
  32. False
  33. balance
  34. contrast
  35. contrast
  36. balance
  37. contrast
  38. both halves feel equal
  39. repetition
  40. related items grouped

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