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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 449 · 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: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) dark text on light paper (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  5. 5.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  11. 11.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  14. 14.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) matching heading styles (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  17. 17.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  29. 29.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  30. 30.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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