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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 458 · 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: “black text on yellow” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  4. 4.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) caption close to photo
  5. 5.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  9. 9.Which of these shows repetition? (a) the title is the largest (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  13. 13.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  23. 23.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) left edges lined up
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  34. 34.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) small print for details
  37. 37.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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