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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 276 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  2. 2.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) small print for details (d) dark text on light paper
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  8. 8.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  21. 21.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  30. 30.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  34. 34.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  37. 37.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. black text on yellow
  2. False
  3. True
  4. True
  5. repetition
  6. small print for details
  7. repetition
  8. False
  9. captions on a grid
  10. contrast
  11. hierarchy
  12. proximity
  13. contact details together
  14. a centred, even layout
  15. white words on black
  16. hierarchy
  17. alignment
  18. True
  19. contrast
  20. repetition
  21. contrast
  22. dark text on light paper
  23. caption close to photo
  24. pictures in a neat line
  25. matching heading styles
  26. hierarchy
  27. balance
  28. a bright button on grey
  29. small print for details
  30. False
  31. False
  32. True
  33. one border on all pages
  34. True
  35. contrast
  36. repetition
  37. True
  38. alignment
  39. a centred, even layout
  40. False

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