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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 303 · 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 of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) captions on a grid (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  3. 3.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  4. 4.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  8. 8.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  9. 9.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  11. 11.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a centred, even layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  29. 29.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  38. 38.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey

Answer key

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

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