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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 586 · 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: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) matching heading styles (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) contact details together (c) black text on yellow (d) white words on black
  4. 4.Which of these shows proximity? (a) related items grouped (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) black text on yellow
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) alignment
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) repetition
  7. 7.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) a bright button on grey (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  10. 10.Which of these shows alignment? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) related items grouped (d) a centred, even layout
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) repeated bullet icons (c) pictures in a neat line (d) caption close to photo
  13. 13.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) left edges lined up (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) contact details together (c) small print for details (d) a mirror-image layout
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) alignment
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  20. 20.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) white words on black (c) both halves feel equal (d) dark text on light paper
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  28. 28.True or false: “small print for details” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) proximity
  30. 30.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) matching heading styles (d) white words on black
  32. 32.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) both halves feel equal (c) the title is the largest (d) repeated bullet icons
  33. 33.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) contrast
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) black text on yellow (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  39. 39.True or false: “white words on black” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal

Answer key

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

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