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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 465 · 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 hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  6. 6.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  12. 12.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) contact details together (c) both halves feel equal (d) a centred, even layout
  14. 14.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) captions on a grid (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) the title is the largest
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  26. 26.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) caption close to photo
  27. 27.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  30. 30.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  35. 35.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) small print for details (d) left edges lined up
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  39. 39.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity

Answer key

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

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