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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 626 · 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.Which of these shows alignment? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) most important first (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) contact details together (b) dark text on light paper (c) pictures in a neat line (d) white words on black
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  6. 6.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) left edges lined up (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) matching heading styles
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) repeated bullet icons (c) contact details together (d) one border on all pages
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) captions on a grid (c) dark text on light paper (d) pictures in a neat line
  10. 10.Which of these shows repetition? (a) one border on all pages (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  11. 11.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) one border on all pages (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) repeated bullet icons
  17. 17.Which of these shows contrast? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) both halves feel equal (d) one border on all pages
  19. 19.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows contrast? (a) contact details together (b) white words on black (c) captions on a grid (d) caption close to photo
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) caption close to photo (c) left edges lined up (d) pictures in a neat line
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  23. 23.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) alignment (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) proximity
  24. 24.Which of these shows proximity? (a) both halves feel equal (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  26. 26.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) repeated bullet icons (c) the title is the largest (d) matching heading styles
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  30. 30.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) the title is the largest (c) one border on all pages (d) small print for details
  32. 32.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  33. 33.Which of these shows repetition? (a) related items grouped (b) a bright button on grey (c) repeated bullet icons (d) white words on black
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  36. 36.True or false: “small print for details” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  39. 39.Which of these shows contrast? (a) one border on all pages (b) most important first (c) both halves feel equal (d) black text on yellow
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout

Answer key

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

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