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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 398 · 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.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) related items grouped (d) left edges lined up
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) one border on all pages
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  20. 20.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  24. 24.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  25. 25.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) matching heading styles
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) pictures in a neat line (d) related items grouped
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  34. 34.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  38. 38.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  39. 39.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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