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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 582 · 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: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  3. 3.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows alignment? (a) white words on black (b) the title is the largest (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  5. 5.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  6. 6.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  8. 8.Which of these shows proximity? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) the title is the largest
  9. 9.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  14. 14.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) proximity
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) related items grouped (d) pictures in a neat line
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) related items grouped (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  21. 21.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  24. 24.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  25. 25.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  28. 28.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) one border on all pages
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) most important first (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  31. 31.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “contact details together” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  37. 37.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) contrast (d) repetition
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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