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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 625 · 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.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  3. 3.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) both halves feel equal (d) small print for details
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) white words on black (d) caption close to photo
  8. 8.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) proximity (d) repetition
  10. 10.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) pictures in a neat line
  12. 12.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) alignment
  14. 14.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  16. 16.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a centred, even layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) most important first (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) both halves feel equal
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  20. 20.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  23. 23.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  25. 25.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  27. 27.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) small print for details (c) contact details together (d) black text on yellow
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) one border on all pages (c) white words on black (d) black text on yellow
  30. 30.Which of these shows balance? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) repeated bullet icons (d) small print for details
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) a centred, even layout (c) contact details together (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  34. 34.Which of these shows repetition? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) hierarchy (b) balance (c) alignment (d) contrast
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) repetition
  38. 38.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo

Answer key

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

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