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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 597 · 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: “caption close to photo” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.True or false: “small print for details” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) black text on yellow (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  7. 7.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  8. 8.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) white words on black (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  9. 9.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) proximity (d) contrast
  12. 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) white words on black
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) a bright button on grey
  21. 21.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) proximity
  22. 22.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a bright button on grey (b) left edges lined up (c) a mirror-image layout (d) contact details together
  23. 23.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) repeated bullet icons
  24. 24.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) the title is the largest (d) related items grouped
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  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.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  34. 34.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  36. 36.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows contrast? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) captions on a grid (d) repeated bullet icons
  39. 39.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  40. 40.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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