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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 299 · 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) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  2. 2.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) most important first
  8. 8.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  12. 12.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  14. 14.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) small print for details
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) small print for details
  23. 23.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) a mirror-image layout
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  27. 27.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  32. 32.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a bright button on grey (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  39. 39.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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