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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 596 · 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: “most important first” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) black text on yellow (d) the title is the largest
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  7. 7.Which of these shows proximity? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) caption close to photo (d) both halves feel equal
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  9. 9.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) a bright button on grey (b) repeated bullet icons (c) related items grouped (d) a mirror-image layout
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) the title is the largest
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a centred, even layout (c) a mirror-image layout (d) both halves feel equal
  14. 14.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) most important first
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) one border on all pages (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  17. 17.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  18. 18.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) alignment
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  21. 21.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) the title is the largest
  22. 22.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) both halves feel equal (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) small print for details
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  27. 27.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) alignment
  30. 30.Which of these shows alignment? (a) most important first (b) one border on all pages (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) most important first (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) proximity
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) contact details together (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  37. 37.True or false: “most important first” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) matching heading styles (d) black text on yellow
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) left edges lined up (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a bright button on grey (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition

Answer key

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

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