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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 337 · 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.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  2. 2.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  4. 4.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) most important first (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  8. 8.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  12. 12.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  14. 14.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  23. 23.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) both halves feel equal (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  24. 24.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  27. 27.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  34. 34.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) both halves feel equal
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) small print for details
  40. 40.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons

Answer key

  1. repetition
  2. True
  3. dark text on light paper
  4. True
  5. left edges lined up
  6. most important first
  7. white words on black
  8. True
  9. a mirror-image layout
  10. a mirror-image layout
  11. pictures in a neat line
  12. hierarchy
  13. hierarchy
  14. contrast
  15. black text on yellow
  16. True
  17. hierarchy
  18. True
  19. alignment
  20. proximity
  21. repetition
  22. alignment
  23. a bright button on grey
  24. False
  25. a centred, even layout
  26. white words on black
  27. pictures in a neat line
  28. False
  29. the title is the largest
  30. True
  31. contrast
  32. hierarchy
  33. both halves feel equal
  34. both halves feel equal
  35. captions on a grid
  36. proximity
  37. one border on all pages
  38. alignment
  39. black text on yellow
  40. repeated bullet icons

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