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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 278 · 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 bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  9. 9.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  21. 21.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) repetition
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  24. 24.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  35. 35.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) the title is the largest
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance

Answer key

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

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