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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 529 · 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.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) caption close to photo (d) white words on black
  3. 3.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) caption close to photo (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) a centred, even layout (d) related items grouped
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) captions on a grid (d) a bright button on grey
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  11. 11.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) left edges lined up (c) white words on black (d) most important first
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  15. 15.Which of these shows repetition? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  16. 16.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  17. 17.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a centred, even layout (d) dark text on light paper
  18. 18.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) related items grouped
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) left edges lined up
  28. 28.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) a mirror-image layout (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  30. 30.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) repetition
  38. 38.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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