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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 47 · 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.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  4. 4.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  7. 7.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  15. 15.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  19. 19.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  23. 23.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  30. 30.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) one border on all pages (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) both halves feel equal (c) related items grouped (d) dark text on light paper
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) pictures in a neat line (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  38. 38.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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