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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 507 · 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.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) repeated bullet icons
  3. 3.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) contrast
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  8. 8.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) the title is the largest (d) small print for details
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) balance
  11. 11.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) the title is the largest (c) a centred, even layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  18. 18.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  21. 21.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) left edges lined up
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) captions on a grid (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  29. 29.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  31. 31.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) contact details together
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  36. 36.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) related items grouped (c) captions on a grid (d) a mirror-image layout
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) both halves feel equal (b) left edges lined up (c) dark text on light paper (d) a centred, even layout
  39. 39.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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