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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 494 · 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: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  5. 5.Which of these shows balance? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  6. 6.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) a centred, even layout (d) captions on a grid
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) caption close to photo (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  13. 13.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) captions on a grid
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) black text on yellow (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  16. 16.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  20. 20.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  26. 26.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) matching heading styles
  28. 28.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) the title is the largest (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a bright button on grey
  30. 30.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  36. 36.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  37. 37.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) caption close to photo
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

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

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