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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 476 · 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: “one border on all pages” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) dark text on light paper (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  6. 6.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  9. 9.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) most important first (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  11. 11.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  13. 13.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) the title is the largest (c) a bright button on grey (d) pictures in a neat line
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  19. 19.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) both halves feel equal
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  26. 26.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  28. 28.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.True or false: “white words on black” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a centred, even layout (d) small print for details
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) white words on black (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  40. 40.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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