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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 327 · 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 repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  2. 2.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  7. 7.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) related items grouped
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  16. 16.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  24. 24.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  25. 25.Which of these shows balance? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  26. 26.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) repetition
  28. 28.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  33. 33.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  37. 37.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast

Answer key

  1. repeated bullet icons
  2. True
  3. True
  4. repetition
  5. balance
  6. hierarchy
  7. small print for details
  8. related items grouped
  9. False
  10. related items grouped
  11. proximity
  12. True
  13. proximity
  14. True
  15. most important first
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a bright button on grey
  19. proximity
  20. balance
  21. contrast
  22. False
  23. hierarchy
  24. balance
  25. a mirror-image layout
  26. False
  27. balance
  28. False
  29. a mirror-image layout
  30. repeated bullet icons
  31. contact details together
  32. small print for details
  33. True
  34. hierarchy
  35. False
  36. hierarchy
  37. contrast
  38. repetition
  39. dark text on light paper
  40. contrast

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