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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 435 · 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 centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  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 alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  5. 5.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a centred, even layout (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  9. 9.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  10. 10.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) one border on all pages
  14. 14.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) contact details together
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  18. 18.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) pictures in a neat line
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) small print for details (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  23. 23.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  28. 28.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  36. 36.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  39. 39.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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