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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 598 · 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: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  3. 3.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) both halves feel equal (c) black text on yellow (d) one border on all pages
  4. 4.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  6. 6.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  8. 8.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  10. 10.Which of these shows balance? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) black text on yellow (c) matching heading styles (d) related items grouped
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) black text on yellow
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) one border on all pages
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  14. 14.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  15. 15.Which of these shows alignment? (a) left edges lined up (b) caption close to photo (c) contact details together (d) repeated bullet icons
  16. 16.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) contact details together
  17. 17.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) most important first (c) dark text on light paper (d) matching heading styles
  18. 18.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) proximity
  19. 19.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  22. 22.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  25. 25.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) small print for details (c) both halves feel equal (d) a mirror-image layout
  29. 29.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) a bright button on grey
  35. 35.True or false: “white words on black” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows proximity? (a) left edges lined up (b) dark text on light paper (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  38. 38.True or false: “related items grouped” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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