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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 359 · 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 contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) a mirror-image layout
  4. 4.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) most important first
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  12. 12.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  21. 21.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  26. 26.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  36. 36.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  39. 39.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

  1. dark text on light paper
  2. contrast
  3. pictures in a neat line
  4. True
  5. False
  6. pictures in a neat line
  7. repetition
  8. the title is the largest
  9. hierarchy
  10. dark text on light paper
  11. caption close to photo
  12. False
  13. hierarchy
  14. matching heading styles
  15. True
  16. True
  17. True
  18. captions on a grid
  19. False
  20. balance
  21. False
  22. most important first
  23. True
  24. both halves feel equal
  25. repetition
  26. balance
  27. alignment
  28. caption close to photo
  29. True
  30. a centred, even layout
  31. both halves feel equal
  32. left edges lined up
  33. True
  34. repeated bullet icons
  35. the title is the largest
  36. False
  37. contact details together
  38. contrast
  39. True
  40. related items grouped

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