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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 482 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  5. 5.True or false: “contact details together” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) one border on all pages (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  12. 12.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) the title is the largest
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  25. 25.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  26. 26.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) related items grouped (c) a bright button on grey (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  30. 30.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  32. 32.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) a mirror-image layout
  39. 39.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity

Answer key

  1. both halves feel equal
  2. dark text on light paper
  3. False
  4. hierarchy
  5. False
  6. balance
  7. left edges lined up
  8. hierarchy
  9. alignment
  10. contact details together
  11. matching heading styles
  12. False
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a centred, even layout
  16. proximity
  17. white words on black
  18. repetition
  19. False
  20. alignment
  21. False
  22. one border on all pages
  23. repetition
  24. repeated bullet icons
  25. alignment
  26. pictures in a neat line
  27. related items grouped
  28. True
  29. contrast
  30. False
  31. dark text on light paper
  32. balance
  33. True
  34. True
  35. False
  36. hierarchy
  37. False
  38. matching heading styles
  39. left edges lined up
  40. proximity

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