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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 633 · 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 proximity? (a) a centred, even layout (b) pictures in a neat line (c) related items grouped (d) black text on yellow
  2. 2.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  3. 3.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  5. 5.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  6. 6.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) contrast
  7. 7.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “a centred, even layout”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “matching heading styles”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  10. 10.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  11. 11.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) a bright button on grey (c) white words on black (d) pictures in a neat line
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) captions on a grid (d) most important first
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) contact details together (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.Which of these shows alignment? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) left edges lined up (d) related items grouped
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) dark text on light paper (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  18. 18.Which of these shows repetition? (a) dark text on light paper (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) captions on a grid
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  20. 20.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) proximity (d) balance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) the title is the largest (d) caption close to photo
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) matching heading styles
  23. 23.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  24. 24.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast
  25. 25.Which of these shows proximity? (a) small print for details (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) left edges lined up
  26. 26.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) small print for details (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) captions on a grid
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  30. 30.True or false: “small print for details” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) one border on all pages (d) related items grouped
  33. 33.Which of these shows balance? (a) white words on black (b) pictures in a neat line (c) a bright button on grey (d) a mirror-image layout
  34. 34.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) repetition
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) contrast (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) repetition
  37. 37.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) a mirror-image layout (c) small print for details (d) most important first
  39. 39.Which of these shows balance? (a) the title is the largest (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a centred, even layout
  40. 40.True or false: “white words on black” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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