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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 382 · 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) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) matching heading styles
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  11. 11.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) both halves feel equal (d) white words on black
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  18. 18.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  23. 23.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  35. 35.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  39. 39.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. matching heading styles
  2. contrast
  3. hierarchy
  4. proximity
  5. caption close to photo
  6. True
  7. repetition
  8. proximity
  9. hierarchy
  10. pictures in a neat line
  11. white words on black
  12. a mirror-image layout
  13. False
  14. False
  15. dark text on light paper
  16. repeated bullet icons
  17. dark text on light paper
  18. balance
  19. True
  20. a centred, even layout
  21. False
  22. contrast
  23. False
  24. alignment
  25. contrast
  26. left edges lined up
  27. balance
  28. False
  29. hierarchy
  30. balance
  31. black text on yellow
  32. True
  33. alignment
  34. matching heading styles
  35. False
  36. False
  37. proximity
  38. pictures in a neat line
  39. True
  40. False

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