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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 63 · 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.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) balance (d) contrast
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) matching heading styles (b) a mirror-image layout (c) black text on yellow (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) repetition
  4. 4.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) contrast
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) matching heading styles (c) white words on black (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) proximity (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) alignment
  10. 10.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows repetition? (a) most important first (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) matching heading styles
  12. 12.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) both halves feel equal (d) contact details together
  15. 15.📐 Which design principle is this: “pictures in a neat line”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) balance (d) repetition
  17. 17.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) a bright button on grey (c) one border on all pages (d) repeated bullet icons
  19. 19.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows proximity? (a) caption close to photo (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) contact details together (b) caption close to photo (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  23. 23.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) both halves feel equal (c) pictures in a neat line (d) contact details together
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) most important first (d) repeated bullet icons
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) a mirror-image layout (d) repeated bullet icons
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) balance (d) proximity
  28. 28.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  29. 29.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) repetition (d) balance
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) black text on yellow (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  31. 31.Which of these shows balance? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) a bright button on grey
  32. 32.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) a centred, even layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) caption close to photo
  33. 33.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) white words on black (d) left edges lined up
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) white words on black (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  37. 37.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “related items grouped” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) a centred, even layout (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest

Answer key

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

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