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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 429 · 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: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  8. 8.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) caption close to photo (c) matching heading styles (d) most important first
  13. 13.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) one border on all pages (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  16. 16.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  19. 19.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) contact details together
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  28. 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  32. 32.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “most important first” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  36. 36.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) contact details together (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity

Answer key

  1. True
  2. repetition
  3. the title is the largest
  4. both halves feel equal
  5. black text on yellow
  6. True
  7. hierarchy
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. hierarchy
  12. a bright button on grey
  13. True
  14. pictures in a neat line
  15. small print for details
  16. False
  17. most important first
  18. alignment
  19. hierarchy
  20. related items grouped
  21. contact details together
  22. captions on a grid
  23. dark text on light paper
  24. False
  25. repetition
  26. caption close to photo
  27. repetition
  28. False
  29. proximity
  30. dark text on light paper
  31. contrast
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. alignment
  36. False
  37. alignment
  38. both halves feel equal
  39. contrast
  40. contrast

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