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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 592 · 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: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) dark text on light paper (d) contact details together
  3. 3.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) black text on yellow (c) repeated bullet icons (d) one border on all pages
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  7. 7.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) balance
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) alignment
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) a centred, even layout
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) dark text on light paper
  13. 13.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) left edges lined up (c) small print for details (d) a centred, even layout
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) a mirror-image layout
  20. 20.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) black text on yellow (b) a mirror-image layout (c) the title is the largest (d) dark text on light paper
  22. 22.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) small print for details (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  26. 26.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  27. 27.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) a mirror-image layout (c) pictures in a neat line (d) dark text on light paper
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) pictures in a neat line (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  31. 31.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  35. 35.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  36. 36.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) captions on a grid
  37. 37.True or false: “related items grouped” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) white words on black (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  39. 39.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) a mirror-image layout
  40. 40.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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