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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 658 · 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 repetition? (a) a centred, even layout (b) repeated bullet icons (c) black text on yellow (d) both halves feel equal
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) white words on black (c) black text on yellow (d) a bright button on grey
  3. 3.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  4. 4.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these shows contrast? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) balance (d) contrast
  7. 7.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) proximity
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “white words on black”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) alignment
  10. 10.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) repetition (b) hierarchy (c) balance (d) contrast
  11. 11.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  12. 12.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) caption close to photo (b) black text on yellow (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small print for details (b) the title is the largest (c) a mirror-image layout (d) most important first
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) a bright button on grey (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) matching heading styles (d) captions on a grid
  16. 16.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) contact details together (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a bright button on grey
  17. 17.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) a mirror-image layout (c) repeated bullet icons (d) related items grouped
  18. 18.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these shows balance? (a) black text on yellow (b) related items grouped (c) a mirror-image layout (d) dark text on light paper
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) balance (d) hierarchy
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) captions on a grid (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  24. 24.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows contrast? (a) the title is the largest (b) captions on a grid (c) small print for details (d) white words on black
  26. 26.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) repetition (b) balance (c) contrast (d) proximity
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) proximity (c) alignment (d) balance
  28. 28.Which of these shows contrast? (a) black text on yellow (b) most important first (c) left edges lined up (d) the title is the largest
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) most important first (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright button on grey” shows repetition. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one border on all pages (b) matching heading styles (c) related items grouped (d) repeated bullet icons
  34. 34.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “pictures in a neat line” shows alignment. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) alignment (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  37. 37.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) proximity
  38. 38.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 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
  40. 40.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) proximity (c) hierarchy (d) alignment

Answer key

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

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