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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 644 · 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 design principle is this: “both halves feel equal”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  2. 2.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) repeated bullet icons (d) left edges lined up
  3. 3.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  4. 4.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  5. 5.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) caption close to photo (d) black text on yellow
  6. 6.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) small print for details (c) white words on black (d) the title is the largest
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) balance (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) contrast
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a centred, even layout (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) dark text on light paper (b) pictures in a neat line (c) small print for details (d) captions on a grid
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) most important first (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) dark text on light paper (c) a bright button on grey (d) repeated bullet icons
  13. 13.📐 Which design principle is this: “dark text on light paper”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) contrast
  14. 14.True or false: “most important first” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “white words on black” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) black text on yellow (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  18. 18.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “most important first” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) dark text on light paper (c) matching heading styles (d) both halves feel equal
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) left edges lined up
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) left edges lined up (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  23. 23.True or false: “related items grouped” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) a centred, even layout (c) left edges lined up (d) black text on yellow
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) left edges lined up (b) white words on black (c) repeated bullet icons (d) a centred, even layout
  26. 26.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  28. 28.Which of these shows alignment? (a) caption close to photo (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) pictures in a neat line
  29. 29.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) a mirror-image layout (c) matching heading styles (d) caption close to photo
  30. 30.Which of these shows proximity? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) caption close to photo (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  31. 31.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) repetition
  32. 32.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) related items grouped (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) contact details together
  35. 35.Which of these shows alignment? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) one border on all pages (d) captions on a grid
  36. 36.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) matching heading styles (b) caption close to photo (c) most important first (d) dark text on light paper
  37. 37.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) balance (c) repetition (d) contrast

Answer key

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

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