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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 285 · 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.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  7. 7.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  19. 19.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  25. 25.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  27. 27.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  28. 28.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  32. 32.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  39. 39.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together

Answer key

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

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