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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 574 · 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: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) balance
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) caption close to photo (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a bright button on grey (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) repeated bullet icons
  6. 6.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) a bright button on grey
  7. 7.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  8. 8.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) small print for details (c) a mirror-image layout (d) white words on black
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  11. 11.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) contrast
  12. 12.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  13. 13.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) repetition
  15. 15.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) left edges lined up (d) small print for details
  17. 17.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  20. 20.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  22. 22.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  27. 27.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  30. 30.True or false: “contact details together” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  34. 34.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  35. 35.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.Which of these shows proximity? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) related items grouped

Answer key

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

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