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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 602 · 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: “a bright button on grey” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) balance
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  5. 5.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) contrast
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) a mirror-image layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  11. 11.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  13. 13.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) a mirror-image layout
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) related items grouped (d) contact details together
  16. 16.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) caption close to photo
  20. 20.True or false: “related items grouped” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) matching heading styles
  22. 22.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) proximity
  24. 24.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) the title is the largest (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) alignment
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) matching heading styles
  33. 33.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) alignment
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  37. 37.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  38. 38.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) matching heading styles (d) dark text on light paper
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) repetition (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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