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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 541 · 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: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) white words on black (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) most important first
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) small print for details
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) dark text on light paper
  16. 16.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  17. 17.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) proximity
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  19. 19.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  20. 20.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) white words on black
  23. 23.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “related items grouped” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “contact details together” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) most important first (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  29. 29.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) caption close to photo
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) captions on a grid (d) small print for details
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) captions on a grid (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  35. 35.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) matching heading styles (c) pictures in a neat line (d) a centred, even layout
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  38. 38.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) contact details together
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance

Answer key

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

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