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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 532 · 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 of these shows contrast? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  3. 3.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  10. 10.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) repeated bullet icons (c) both halves feel equal (d) captions on a grid
  13. 13.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  15. 15.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  17. 17.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  20. 20.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  22. 22.🔍 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
  23. 23.Which of these shows proximity? (a) dark text on light paper (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) both halves feel equal
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) most important first (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  27. 27.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) related items grouped (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a centred, even layout (b) related items grouped (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  31. 31.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a mirror-image layout (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  34. 34.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  37. 37.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) the title is the largest (d) captions on a grid
  38. 38.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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