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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 427 · 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: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  3. 3.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  4. 4.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) contact details together (c) a centred, even layout (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) black text on yellow
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  16. 16.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) white words on black (d) one border on all pages
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) small print for details (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) most important first
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) contact details together
  29. 29.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  32. 32.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  35. 35.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  37. 37.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) contact details together (d) a bright button on grey
  39. 39.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. small print for details
  3. balance
  4. black text on yellow
  5. False
  6. True
  7. True
  8. white words on black
  9. contrast
  10. matching heading styles
  11. alignment
  12. the title is the largest
  13. a mirror-image layout
  14. dark text on light paper
  15. pictures in a neat line
  16. alignment
  17. contrast
  18. True
  19. small print for details
  20. a mirror-image layout
  21. True
  22. True
  23. proximity
  24. balance
  25. repetition
  26. left edges lined up
  27. black text on yellow
  28. contact details together
  29. True
  30. white words on black
  31. both halves feel equal
  32. hierarchy
  33. contrast
  34. pictures in a neat line
  35. False
  36. repetition
  37. True
  38. a bright button on grey
  39. False
  40. True

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