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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 283 · 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: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) white words on black
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  8. 8.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  14. 14.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  18. 18.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  24. 24.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  32. 32.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  38. 38.Which of these shows proximity? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) pictures in a neat line

Answer key

  1. False
  2. matching heading styles
  3. balance
  4. a bright button on grey
  5. white words on black
  6. balance
  7. repetition
  8. False
  9. repetition
  10. left edges lined up
  11. repetition
  12. contrast
  13. balance
  14. most important first
  15. False
  16. both halves feel equal
  17. alignment
  18. False
  19. alignment
  20. related items grouped
  21. balance
  22. captions on a grid
  23. contrast
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. True
  28. proximity
  29. black text on yellow
  30. proximity
  31. proximity
  32. contrast
  33. left edges lined up
  34. most important first
  35. True
  36. a centred, even layout
  37. contrast
  38. caption close to photo
  39. a centred, even layout
  40. repeated bullet icons

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