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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 472 · 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.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  2. 2.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  5. 5.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  6. 6.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  11. 11.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) left edges lined up
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) both halves feel equal (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) small print for details (d) matching heading styles
  21. 21.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) most important first (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  25. 25.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  26. 26.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows repetition? (a) both halves feel equal (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  31. 31.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  34. 34.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  36. 36.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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