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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 619 · 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: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) related items grouped (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) repeated bullet icons
  7. 7.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) small print for details
  9. 9.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) matching heading styles (c) the title is the largest (d) a centred, even layout
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) contact details together (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) matching heading styles (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) alignment
  14. 14.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) most important first
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) one border on all pages (b) dark text on light paper (c) caption close to photo (d) a mirror-image layout
  18. 18.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows alignment? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) contact details together (d) left edges lined up
  20. 20.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  22. 22.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) white words on black (b) both halves feel equal (c) one border on all pages (d) pictures in a neat line
  25. 25.True or false: “most important first” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dark text on light paper (b) a bright button on grey (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) caption close to photo (d) pictures in a neat line
  28. 28.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  31. 31.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  32. 32.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) balance (d) proximity
  34. 34.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  35. 35.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) repeated bullet icons (c) a centred, even layout (d) white words on black
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) left edges lined up

Answer key

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

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